Coccosteus disjectus Woodward 1891 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae

Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1891. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). Part II. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) 2

Belongs to Coccosteus according to A. S. Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Coccosteus canadensis, Coccosteus carbonarius, Coccosteus chamberlini, Coccosteus cuspidatus, Coccosteus cuyahogae, Coccosteus decipiens, Coccosteus grossi, Coccosteus hercynius, Coccosteus macromus, Coccosteus markae, Coccosteus minor, Coccosteus occidentalis, Coccosteus terranovae

Type specimen: BMNH 43039 (ventral plates)

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Coccosteus disjectus in the database

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