†Copodus Morris and Roberts 1862 (chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Copodontiformes - Copodontidae
Parent taxon: Copodontidae according to J. S. Nelson 2006
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxon: Melanodus
Subtaxa: Copodus auriculatus Copodus cornutus Copodus furcatus Copodus lingua Copodus minimus Copodus oblongus Copodus pusillus Copodus spatulatus Copodus spatulatus Copodus vanhornii
Type: Copodus cornutus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Greenland (1 collection)
• Pennsylvanian of the United Kingdom (1)
• Mississippian of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 3 collections including 8 occurrences
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