Coccosteus occidentalis Newberry 1875 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae

Belongs to Coccosteus according to R. Denison 1978

See also Hay 1902

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

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

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

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