Armagh, Ireland (BMNH) (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

Where: United Kingdom (54.3° N, 6.7° W: paleocoordinates 6.9° S, 2.2° W)

When: Mississippian (358.9 - 323.2 Ma)

• Lower Carboniferous

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the BMNH

Primary reference: A. S. Woodward. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) Part 1. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) 1:1-613 [M. Clapham/P. Vazquez/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 137333: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Priscilla Vazquez on 14.12.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Chondrichthyes
 Symmoriiformes - Falcatidae
"Physonemus attenuatus" = Damocles attenuatus
"Physonemus attenuatus" = Damocles attenuatus Davis 1883 elasmobranch
 Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Lispacanthus retrogradus n. sp.
Lispacanthus retrogradus n. sp. Davis 1883 bullhead shark
BMNH P.2544
 Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae
Acondylacanthus distrans, Acondylacanthus tenuistriatus, Acondylacanthus attenuatus, Acondylacanthus colei, Ctenacanthus pustulatus n. sp., Ctenacanthus laevis n. sp.
Acondylacanthus tenuistriatus Davis 1883 elasmobranch
Acondylacanthus attenuatus Davis 1883 elasmobranch
Acondylacanthus colei Davis 1883 elasmobranch
Ctenacanthus pustulatus n. sp. Davis 1883 elasmobranch
BMNH P.2529
Ctenacanthus laevis n. sp. Davis 1883 elasmobranch
 Ctenacanthiformes -
Asteroptychius ornatus
Asteroptychius ornatus Agassiz 1843 elasmobranch
  -
"Ctenacanthus heterogyrus" = Eunemacanthus heterogyrus, Physonemus arcuatus, Gnathacanthus striatus n. sp., Gnathacanthus triangularis n. sp., "Ctenacanthus sulcatus" = Amelacanthus sulcatus, Homacanthus microdus
"Ctenacanthus heterogyrus" = Eunemacanthus heterogyrus McCoy 1855 elasmobranch
Physonemus arcuatus McCoy 1848 elasmobranch
Gnathacanthus striatus n. sp. Davis 1883 elasmobranch
BMNH P.2892-a
Gnathacanthus triangularis n. sp. Davis 1883 elasmobranch
BMNH P.2891
"Ctenacanthus sulcatus" = Amelacanthus sulcatus Agassiz 1837 elasmobranch
Homacanthus microdus M'Coy 1848 spiny fish
 Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae
Oracanthus milleri
Oracanthus milleri Agassiz 1836 spiny fish
  -
Mesolophodus problematicus n. sp.
Mesolophodus problematicus n. sp. Woodward 1889 chimaera
BMNH P.2641
 Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae
Glossodus lingusbovis, Petalodus davisii n. sp., Polyrhizodus elongatus n. sp., Polyrhizodus attenuatus n. sp., Polyrhizodus colei n. sp., Polyrhizodus magnus
Glossodus lingusbovis Mcoy 1848 chimaera
Petalodus davisii n. sp. Woodward 1889 chimaera
BMNH P.2656-a (Enniskillen Coll.), P.1463 (Egerton Coll.)
Polyrhizodus elongatus n. sp. Davis 1883 chimaera
BMNH P.2966-7
Polyrhizodus attenuatus n. sp. Davis 1883 chimaera
BMNH P.2968
Polyrhizodus colei n. sp. Davis 1883 chimaera
BMNH P.2974-5
Polyrhizodus magnus M'Coy 1848 chimaera
 Petalodontiformes - Belantseidae
"Petalodus serratus" = Ctenoptychius serratus, Ctenoptychius dentatus
"Petalodus serratus" = Ctenoptychius serratus Owen 1840 chimaera
Ctenoptychius dentatus Owen 1840 chimaera
BMNH P.3008-9 (Enniskillen Coll.), P.1441 (Egerton coll.), 28926, 28936 (purchased 1854)
 Cochliodontiformes - Psephodontidae
Psephodus magnus
Psephodus magnus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
 Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae
Erismacanthus jonesi, Erismacanthus major, Paecilodus jonesii, Paecilodus gibbosus, Streblodus oblongus, Streblodus colei, Cochliodus contortus
Erismacanthus major Davis 1883 chimaera
Paecilodus jonesii Mcoy 1855 chimaera
Paecilodus gibbosus Davis 1883 chimaera
Streblodus oblongus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
Streblodus colei Davis 1883 chimaera
Cochliodus contortus Agassiz 1837 chimaera
 Psammodontiformes - Psammodontidae
Psammodus trapeziformis
Psammodus trapeziformis Davis 1883 chimaera
 Menaspiformes - Deltoptychiidae
Deltoptychius acutus
Deltoptychius acutus Agassiz 1843 chimaera
 Copodontiformes - Copodontidae
Copodus spatulatus n. sp., "Mesogomphus lingua n. sp." = Copodus lingua, Copodus cornutus n. sp., Copodus furcatus n. sp., "Pleurogomphus auriculatus n. sp." = Copodus auriculatus
Copodus spatulatus n. sp. Davis 1862 chimaera
BMNH P.2513, P.2579, P.2514, P.2585, P.2595-8 (Enniskillen Coll.), P.1408-9 (Egerton Coll.), P.2504a, 26053a (purchased 1851), P.5362 (Wilson coll.)
"Mesogomphus lingua n. sp." = Copodus lingua Davis 1883 chimaera
BMNH P.2500-1 (Enniskillen coll.)
Copodus cornutus n. sp. Davis 1843 chimaera
BMNH P.2580-4, P.2584a-c, (Enniskillen Coll.), P.1406-7 (Egerton Coll.), 26053-4, 28506 (purchased 1851, 1864), P.2507 (purchased 1878)
Copodus furcatus n. sp. Davis 1862 chimaera
BMNH P.2509 (Enniskillen coll.)
"Pleurogomphus auriculatus n. sp." = Copodus auriculatus Davis 1883 chimaera
BMNH P.2601, P.2585 (Enniskillen coll.)
 Chondrenchelyiformes - Chondrenchelyidae
"Xystrodus striatus" = Platyxystrodus striatus
"Xystrodus striatus" = Platyxystrodus striatus M'Coy 1855 chimaera
Placodermi
 Arthrodira -
Cosmacanthus carinatus n. sp., Cosmacanthus marginalis n. sp., "Nemacanthus priscus" = Cosmacanthus priscus
Cosmacanthus carinatus n. sp. Davis 1883 armour-plated fish
Cosmacanthus marginalis n. sp. Davis 1883 armour-plated fish
"Nemacanthus priscus" = Cosmacanthus priscus Mcoy 1848 armour-plated fish