Coccosteus decipiens Agassiz 1841 (armour-plated fish)

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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