Where: United Kingdom (54.3° N, 6.7° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 31.5° S, 12.9° W (Wright 2013)
When: Mississippian (358.9 - 323.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Repository: Geological Museum of the University of Cambridge (Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences)
Primary reference: F. M'Coy. 1855. A synopsis of the classification of the British Palaeozoic rocks, with a systematic description of the British Palaeozoic fossils.Fasciculus 3, Mollusca and Palaeozoic fishes. British Palaeozoic Fossils, Part II. Palaeontology 407-666 [G. Webster/G. Webster]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 132781: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Priscilla Vazquez on 27.08.2012
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Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Homacanthus microdus M'Coy 1848 spiny fish
Homacanthus macrodus M'Coy 1848 spiny fish | |
Oracanthus milleri Agassiz 1836 spiny fish | |
Physonemus arcuatus McCoy 1848 elasmobranch
Physonemus subteres Agassiz 1843 elasmobranch
"Ctenacanthus heterogyrus" = Eunemacanthus heterogyrus McCoy 1855 elasmobranch | |
"Cladodus striatus" = Saivodus striatus Agassiz 1843 elasmobranch
Asteroptychius semiornatus M'Coy 1848 elasmobranch
Asteroptychius ornatus Agassiz 1843 elasmobranch | |
Cladodus mirabilis, "Cladodus laevis" = Cladodus marginatus, Ctenacanthus crenatus, "Ctenacanthus distans" = Acondylacanthus distans
Cladodus mirabilis Agassiz 1843 elasmobranch
"Cladodus laevis" = Cladodus marginatus Agassiz 1843 elasmobranch
Ctenacanthus crenatus McCoy 1855 elasmobranch
"Ctenacanthus distans" = Acondylacanthus distans M'Coy 1848 elasmobranch | |
Psammodus rugosus, Psammodus cornutus, Psammodus canaliculatus, "Helodus turgidus" = Psammodus turgidus
Psammodus rugosus Agassiz 1836 chimaera
Psammodus cornutus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
Psammodus canaliculatus M'Coy 1848 chimaera
"Helodus turgidus" = Psammodus turgidus Agassiz 1838 chimaera | |
"Cochliodus striatus" = Platyxystrodus striatus
"Cochliodus striatus" = Platyxystrodus striatus M'Coy 1855 chimaera | |
Poecilodus parallelus, Poecilodus oliquus, Poecilodus jonesii, Erismacanthus jonesii, Cochliodus acutus, Cochliodus contortus, "Cochliodus oblongus" = Streblodus oblongus, "Poecilodus sublaevis" = Deltodus sublaevis
Poecilodus parallelus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
Poecilodus oliquus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
Poecilodus jonesii Agassiz 1843 chimaera
Erismacanthus jonesii M'Coy 1848 chimaera
Cochliodus acutus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
Cochliodus contortus Agassiz 1837 chimaera
"Cochliodus oblongus" = Streblodus oblongus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
"Poecilodus sublaevis" = Deltodus sublaevis Agassiz 1843 chimaera | |
"Cochliodus magnus" = Psephodus magnus
"Cochliodus magnus" = Psephodus magnus Agassiz 1843 chimaera | |
Helodus lavissimus chimaera
Helodus didymus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
Helodus mammillaris Agassiz 1843 chimaera
Helodus planus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
Helodus rudis M'Coy 1848 chimaera | |
"Chomatodus clavatus" = Janassa clavatus
"Chomatodus clavatus" = Janassa clavatus M'Coy 1848 chimaera | |
Glossodus marginatus, Polyrhizodus magnus, Polyrhizodus pusillus, Chomatodus (Petalodus) truncatus, Chomatodus (Helodus) linearis, Chomatodus (Helodus) denticulatus, Chomatodus (Helodus) oliquus, Petalodus rectus, Petalodus sagittatus, "Petalodus hastingsii" = Petalodus hastingsiae
Glossodus marginatus M'Coy 1848 chimaera
Polyrhizodus magnus M'Coy 1848 chimaera
Polyrhizodus pusillus M'Coy 1848 chimaera
Chomatodus (Petalodus) truncatus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
Chomatodus (Helodus) linearis Agassiz 1836 chimaera
Chomatodus (Helodus) denticulatus M'Coy 1848 chimaera
Chomatodus (Helodus) oliquus M'Coy 1848 chimaera
Petalodus rectus chimaera
Petalodus sagittatus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
"Petalodus hastingsii" = Petalodus hastingsiae Owen 1840 chimaera | |
"Petalodus psittacinus" = Petalorhynchus psittacinus
"Petalodus psittacinus" = Petalorhynchus psittacinus Agassiz 1843 chimaera | |
Ctenoptychius serratus Owen 1840 chimaera
Ctenoptychius apicalis Agassiz 1838 chimaera | |
Placodermi | |
Asterolepis verrucosa M'Coy 1848 armour-plated fish | |
Coccosteus ? carbonarius M'Coy 1848 armour-plated fish | |
Dipriacanthus | |
Dipriacanthus stokesii M'Coy 1855 |