Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae
Full reference: R. S. Miles and T. S. Westoll. 1962. IX.—Two New Genera of Coccosteid Arthrodira from the Middle Old Red Sandstone of Scotland, and their Stratigraphical Distribution. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 65(9):179-210
Parent taxon: Coccosteidae according to R. Denison 1978
Sister taxa: Agassichthys, Anomalichthys, Aspidophorus, Asteroplax, Belgiosteus, Brachydirus, Clarkeosteus, Coccosteinae, Coccosteus, Eldenosteus, Lispognathus, Livosteus, Millerosteus, Phlyctaenaspis, Physichthys, Plourdosteus, Ponerichthys, Siphonodus, Watsonosteus, Woodwardosteus
Subtaxa: Dickosteus threiplandi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Givetian of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Devonian of Estonia (2), Latvia (2), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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