†subfamily Coccosteinae Hay 1902 (armour-plated fish)
Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae
Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1902. Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179:1-868
Parent taxon: Coccosteidae according to O. P. Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Agassichthys, Anomalichthys, Aspidophorus, Asteroplax, Belgiosteus, Brachydirus, Clarkeosteus, Coccosteus, Dickosteus, Eldenosteus, Lispognathus, Livosteus, Millerosteus, Phlyctaenaspis, Physichthys, Plourdosteus, Ponerichthys, Siphonodus, Watsonosteus, Woodwardosteus
Subtaxa: none
Type: Coccosteus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Coccosteinae in the database