†Coccosteus decipiens Agassiz 1841 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae
Belongs to Coccosteus according to O. P. Hay 1902
See also Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Coccosteus canadensis, Coccosteus carbonarius, Coccosteus chamberlini, Coccosteus cuspidatus, Coccosteus cuyahogae, Coccosteus disjectus, Coccosteus grossi, Coccosteus hercynius, Coccosteus macromus, Coccosteus markae, Coccosteus minor, Coccosteus occidentalis, Coccosteus terranovae
Type specimen: BMNH P.3214-5, a partial skeleton
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Kiltorkan Quarry (Devonian of Ireland)
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