Coelodus hirudo Agassiz 1839 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Alternative combination: Acrodus hirudo

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1839. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (10me, 12me livraison) 141-156

Belongs to Coelodus according to A. S. Woodward 1918

See also Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1843 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Coelodus arcuatus, Coelodus bocagei, Coelodus brownii, Coelodus choffati, Coelodus cuneiformis, Coelodus decaturensis, Coelodus delgadoi, Coelodus fabadens, Coelodus laevidens, Coelodus latus, Coelodus malwaensis, Coelodus mantelli, Coelodus mesorachis, Coelodus multidens, Coelodus multipinnatus, Coelodus oblongus, Coelodus ovalis, Coelodus plethodon, Coelodus riberoi, Coelodus rostratus, Coelodus saturnus, Coelodus stantoni, Coelodus vetteri

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Coelodus hirudo in the database

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