Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae
Parent taxon: Coccosteidae according to R. Denison 1978
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Agassichthys, Anomalichthys, Aspidophorus, Asteroplax, Belgiosteus, Brachydirus, Clarkeosteus, Coccosteinae, Coccosteus, Dickosteus, Eldenosteus, Lispognathus, Livosteus, Millerosteus, Phlyctaenaspis, Physichthys, Ponerichthys, Siphonodus, Watsonosteus, Woodwardosteus
Subtaxa: Plourdosteus canadensis Plourdosteus grossi Plourdosteus livonicus Plourdosteus magnus Plourdosteus mironovi Plourdosteus panderi Plourdosteus timanicus Plourdosteus trautscholdi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Givetian of Belarus (1 collection)
• Devonian of Belarus (1), Canada (1: Quebec), Estonia (1), Latvia (1), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 7 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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