Cochliodus Agassiz 1838 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1838. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (11me livraison) 73-140

Parent taxon: Cochliodontidae according to J. S. Nelson 2006

See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Aspidodus, Chitonodus, Cranodus, Cyrtonodus, Deltodopsis, Deltodus, Dichelodus, Diplacodus, Erismacanthus, Helodopsis, Icanodus, Orthopleurodus, Oxytomodus, Paecilodus, Periplectrodus, Platyodus, Pleurodus, Pleuroplax, Poecilodus, Rhamphodus, Sandalodus, Stenopterodus, Streblodus, Taeniodus, Trigonodus, Vaticinodus, Venustodus, Xystrodus

Subtaxa: Cochliodus acutus Cochliodus contortus Cochliodus latus Cochliodus leidyi Cochliodus occidentalis Cochliodus vanhornii

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (3 collections), United States (1: Iowa)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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