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Cochliodontiformes

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes

Taxonomy
Cochliodontiformes was named by Obruchev (1953). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Holocephalimorpha by Nelson (2006); and to Holocephalomorpha by Goto and Okura (2004), Long (2011) and Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Cochliodontiformes Obruchev
2004Cochliodontiformes Goto and Okura p. 221
2006Cochliodontiformes Nelson p. 44
2011Cochliodontiformes Long p. 242
2016Cochliodontiformes Nelson et al. p. 51

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. †Cochliodontiformes Obruchev 1953
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Fm. †Cochliodontidae Owen 1867
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G. †Aspidodus Newberry and Worthen 1866
G. †Chitonodus Stjohn and Worthen 1883
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Chitonodus antiquus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Chitonodus liratus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Chitonodus springeri Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Cochliodus Agassiz 1838
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Cochliodus acutus Agassiz 1843
Cochliodus contortus Agassiz 1837
Cochliodus latus Leidy 1857
Cochliodus leidyi Saint John and Worthen 1883
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Invalid names: Deltodus stellatus Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym]
Cochliodus vanhornii Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Cranodus Trautschold 1879
G. †Cyrtonodus Davis 1884
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Cyrtonodus brevis Goto and Okura 2004
Cyrtonodus fukujiensis Goto and Okura 2004
Cyrtonodus hornei Woodward 1889
Cyrtonodus nishioi Goto and Okura 2004
G. †Deltodopsis St John and Worthen 1883
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Deltodopsis affinis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltodopsis angustus Newberry and Worthen 1870
Deltodopsis bialveatus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltodopsis convolutus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltodopsis exornatus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltodopsis inflexus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltodopsis sanctiludovici Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Deltodus Morris and Roberts 1862
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Deltodus alatus Newberry and Worthen 1870
Deltodus angularis Newberry and Worthen 1866
Deltodus cinctulus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltodus cinctus Newberry 1879
Deltodus cingulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Deltodus concha Trautschold 1874
Deltodus contortus Stjohn and Worthen 1883
Deltodus costatus Newberry and Worthen 1870
Deltodus fasciatus Newberry and Worthen 1870
Deltodus gibbus Woodward 1889
Deltodus grandis Newberry 1879
Deltodus inornatus Newberry 1897
Deltodus intermedius Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltodus latior Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltodus littoni Newberry and Worthen 1870
Deltodus mercurei Newberry 1876
Deltodus obliquus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltodus parvus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltodus planidens Cope 1894
Deltodus powellii Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltodus propinquus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltodus rugosus Woodward 1889
Deltodus spatulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Deltodus sublaevis Agassiz 1843
Deltodus trilobus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltodus undulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
G. †Dichelodus Giebel 1857
G. †Diplacodus Davis 1884
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Diplacodus bulboides Davis 1883
G. †Erismacanthus M'Coy 1848
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Erismacanthus barbatus Eastman 1903
Erismacanthus formosus Eastman 1902
Erismacanthus jonesii M'Coy 1848
Erismacanthus maccoyanus Stjohn and Worthen 1875
Erismacanthus major Davis 1883
G. †Helodopsis Waagen 1879
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Helodopsis abbreviata Waagen 1879
Helodopsis elongata Waagen 1879
G. †Icanodus Miller 1892
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Icanodus convexus Davis 1883
Icanodus limitaris St John and Worthen 1875
Invalid names: Tomodus Davis 1883 [replaced]
G. †Orthopleurodus St John and Worthen 1880
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Orthopleurodus convexus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Orthopleurodus novomexicanus Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Oxytomodus Trautschold 1880
G. †Paecilodus Agassiz 1843
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Paecilodus gibbosus Davis 1883
Paecilodus jonesii Mcoy 1855
G. †Periplectrodus St John and Worthen 1875
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Periplectrodus compressus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Periplectrodus expansus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Periplectrodus warreni Saint John and Worthen 1875
G. †Platyodus Newberry 1875
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Platyodus lineatus Newberry 1875
G. †Pleurodus Agassiz 1843
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Pleurodus rankinii Agassiz 1843
G. †Pleuroplax Woodward 1889
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Pleuroplax attheyi Barkas 1874
Pleuroplax rankinei Hancock and Atthey 1843
Pleuroplax woodi Davis 1883
G. †Poecilodus Agassiz 1843
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Poecilodus aliformis M'Coy 1848
Poecilodus carbonarius Saint John and Worthen 1883
Poecilodus cestriensis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Poecilodus convolutus Newberry and Worthen 1870
Poecilodus foveolatus M'Coy 1848
Poecilodus jonesii Agassiz 1843
Poecilodus oliquus Agassiz 1843
Poecilodus paradoxus Waagen 1879
Poecilodus parallelus Agassiz 1843
Poecilodus rugosus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Poecilodus sanctiludovici Saint John and Worthen 1883
Poecilodus springeri Saint John and Worthen 1883
Poecilodus tribulis Stjohn and Worthen 1883
Poecilodus varsoviensis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Poecilodus wortheni Saint John 1883
G. †Rhamphodus Davis 1883
G. †Sandalodus Newberry and Worthen 1866
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Sandalodus angustus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Sandalodus carbonarius Newberry and Worthen 1866
Sandalodus complanatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Sandalodus crassus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Sandalodus elllipticus Newberry 1897
Sandalodus laevissimus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Sandalodus minor Newberry and Worthen 1866
Sandalodus morrisii Davis 1883
Sandalodus parvulus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Sandalodus rhomboideus Newberry and Worthen 1866
G. †Stenopterodus St John and Worthen 1883
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Stenopterodus elongatus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Stenopterodus planus Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Streblodus Agassiz 1843
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Streblodus angustus Eastman 1903
Streblodus colei Davis 1883
Streblodus egertoni Davis 1883
Streblodus oblongus Agassiz 1843
G. †Taeniodus St John and Worthen 1883
G. †Trigonodus Newberry and Worthen 1866
G. †Vaticinodus St John and Worthen 1883
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Vaticinodus carbonarius Saint John and Worthen 1883
Vaticinodus discrepans Saint John and Worthen 1883
Vaticinodus lepis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Vaticinodus similis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Vaticinodus simplex Saint John and Worthen 1883
Vaticinodus vetustus Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Venustodus St. John and Worthen 1875
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Venustodus argutus St John and Worthen 1875
Venustodus leidyi St. John and Worthen 1875
Venustodus robustus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Venustodus tenuicristatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Venustodus variabilis Saint John and Worthen 1875
Venustodus venustus Leidy 1857
G. †Xystrodus Plieninger 1860
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Xystrodus egertoni Davis 1883
Fm. †Psephodontidae Zangerl 1981
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G. †Kanodus Lebedev 2014
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Kanodus robustus Lebedev 2014
G. †Psephodus Morris and Roberts 1862
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Psephodus crenulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Psephodus dubius Woodward 1889
Psephodus latus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psephodus levissimus Agassiz 1837
Psephodus lunulatus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psephodus magnus Agassiz 1843
Psephodus obliquus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psephodus placenta Newberry and Worthen 1866
Psephodus politus Newberry 1897
Psephodus regularis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psephodus reticulatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Psephodus salopiensis Woodward 1889
Psephodus symmetricus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Invalid names: Psephodus depressus Waagen 1880 [nomen vanum], Psephodus indicus Waagen 1880 [nomen vanum]
G. †Solenodus Trautschold 1874
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Solenodus crenulatus Trautschold 1874
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:56:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:56:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Mississippian to the top of the Changhsingian or 360.70000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (California) Cochliodontiformes indet. (206454)
Early/Lower Mississippian360.7 - 345.3USA (Iowa) Erismacanthus barbatus (133258)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Cochliodus magnus (132784) Erismacanthus jonesi, Psephodus magnus, Paecilodus jonesii, Paecilodus gibbosus, Streblodus oblongus, Streblodus colei, Erismacanthus major, Cochliodus contortus (137333) Poecilodus foveolatus (132729) Poecilodus sublaevis, Cochliodus acutus, Cochliodus magnus, Cochliodus oblongus, Erismacanthus jonesii, Poecilodus jonesii, Poecilodus oliquus, Poecilodus parallelus, Cochliodus contortus (132781) Psephodus salopiensis, Psephodus dubius, Sandalodus morrisii (137332)
Osagean353.8 - 342.8USA (Iowa) Deltodus spatulatus (133270) Deltodus spatulatus, Deltodus occidentalis (133094)
Osagean353.8 - 342.8USA (Indiana) Sandalodus sp. (6670)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Belgium Taeniodus contortus (133095)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom Cochliodus magnus, Poecilodus jonesii (132783)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Russian Federation (Komi) Venustodus sp. (133366)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Egypt Psephodus sp. (46983)
Chadian345.3 - 345.0United Kingdom (England) Psephodus magnus (5970)
Asbian - Brigantian339.4 - 326.4United Kingdom (England) Psephodus magnus (5986)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Pleurodus rankinii, Paecilodus sp. (132670)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom Paecilodus jonesii (137327) Paecilodus jonesii, Cyrtonodus hornei (137322) Pleuroplax rankinei, Pleuroplax attheyi (137307) Pleuroplax woodi, Paecilodus jonesii, Streblodus colei (137321) Pleuroplax woodi, Sandalodus minor, Paecilodus jonesii, Streblodus colei, Cyrtonodus hornei, Cochliodus contortus (137324)
Morrowan318.1 - 314.6USA (Arizona) Deltodus sp. (42695 42700 42708)
Westphalian A318.1 - 314.6United Kingdom (Flintshire) Pleuroplax attheyi (233402) Pleuroplax rankinei (233396 233398) Pleuroplax sp. (233397)
Atokan318.1 - 311.45USA (Arizona) Deltodus mercurii (42786)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Japan Poecilodus sp., Cochliodontidae indet., Cyrtonodus fukujiensis, Cyrtonodus brevis, Cyrtonodus nishioi (90282)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Pleuroplax rankinei (137310 137311 137379)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Russian Federation Deltodus concha (137350)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Arizona) Deltodus sublaevis, Deltodus angularis, Venustodus leidyi (90772)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) Deltodus sp. (132676) Streblodus angustus (132971 132978)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Deltodus angularis (132333)
Missourian305.9 - 303.4USA (Pennsylvania) Deltodus angularis (184105)
Missourian305.9 - 303.4USA (Ohio) Deltodus sp. (159903)
Noginian301.2 - 300.2USA (Kansas) Cochliodontidae indet. (12051)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) Sandalodus sp. (132372)
Sakmarian - Artinskian295.5 - 279.3USA (New Mexico) Deltodus sp. (180988)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3Thailand Deltodus sp. (130650)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Wyoming) Cochliodontidae indet., Deltodus mercurii (128880) Deltodus mercurii (149345)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Japan Sandalodus sp., Cochliodontidae indet. (90286)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Kanodus robustus (164809 164810)
Wordian268.8 - 265.1Oman Deltodus mercurei (123785 140658 140660) Deltodus mercurei, Solenodus crenulatus (140657 140664)
Wordian268.8 - 265.1Pakistan Helodopsis abbreviata (90254)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Helodopsis elongata (90252 90253) Poecilodus paradoxus (90250) Psephodus depressus (90260)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Helodopsis elongata (90251) Psephodus indicus (83145 90259)