| Actinistia Temporal range: Devonian–Recent |
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| West Indian Ocean coelacanth | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Subclass: |
Actinistia Cope, 1871 |
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Actinistia is a subclass of mostly fossil lobe-finned fishes. This subclass contains the coelacanths (Order Coelacanthiformes), including the two living coelacanths, both of the genus Latimeria: the West Indian Ocean coelacanth and the king of the sea.
The following cladograms are based on multiple sources.