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Cochliodus acutus

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Taxonomy
Cochliodus acutus was named by Agassiz (1843). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Deltoptychius.

It was recombined as Deltoptychius acutus by Mcoy (1855), Woodward (1889) and Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Cochliodus acutus Agassiz
1855Cochliodus acutus M'Coy p. 621 figs. pl. 3I, fig. 24
1855Deltoptychius acutus Mcoy
1889Deltoptychius acutus Woodward p. 212
1902Deltoptychius acutus Hay p. 294

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyCochliodontidaeOwen 1867
genusCochliodus
speciesacutusAgassiz 1843

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.

†Cochliodus acutus Agassiz 1843
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Mississippian or 358.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Cochliodus acutus (132781)