Copodus Morris and Roberts 1862 (chimaera)

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

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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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