Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome I (18me livraison) xxxii-188
Parent taxon: Coccosteidae according to R. Denison 1978
See also Bryant 1932, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Owen 1859 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Agassichthys, Anomalichthys, Aspidophorus, Asteroplax, Belgiosteus, Brachydirus, Clarkeosteus, Coccosteinae, Dickosteus, Eldenosteus, Lispognathus, Livosteus, Millerosteus, Phlyctaenaspis, Physichthys, Plourdosteus, Ponerichthys, Siphonodus, Watsonosteus, Woodwardosteus
Subtaxa: Coccosteus canadensis Coccosteus carbonarius Coccosteus chamberlini Coccosteus cuspidatus Coccosteus cuyahogae Coccosteus decipiens Coccosteus disjectus Coccosteus grossi Coccosteus hercynius Coccosteus macromus Coccosteus markae Coccosteus minor Coccosteus occidentalis Coccosteus terranovae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Devonian of Belarus (1), Estonia (2), Germany (1), Ireland (1), Latvia (2), South Africa (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Pennsylvania)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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