†Coccosteus carbonarius M'Coy 1848 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae
Full reference: F. M'Coy. 1848. On some new Fossil Fish of the Carboniferous Period. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Second Series 2:1-10
Belongs to Coccosteus according to F. M'Coy 1848
Sister taxa: Coccosteus canadensis, 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: found only at Armagh (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)
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