Conchodus McCoy 1848 (lungfish)

Osteichthyes - Dipteriformes - Chirodipteridae

Synonym: Cheirodus Pander 1858

Parent taxon: Chirodipteridae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Campbell and Barwick 1990, Hay 1902, Schultze 1993, Sepkoski 2002, White and Moy-Thomas 1940 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Chirodipterinae, Chirodipterus, Conchodontinae, Palaedaphus, Pillararhynchinae, Pillararhynchus

Subtaxa: Conchodus elkneri Conchodus excussus Conchodus jerofejewi Conchodus ostreaformis Conchodus parvulus Conchodus plicatus

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Type: Conchodus ostreaformis

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Estonia (1 collection), Latvia (1), Poland (2), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (4), United States (1: Colorado)

Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences

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