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Copodus cornutus

Chondrichthyes - Copodontiformes - Copodontidae

Taxonomy
Copodus cornutus was named by Davis (1843). Its type specimen is BMNH P.2580-3, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Armagh, Ireland (BMNH), which is in a Mississippian marine limestone in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Copodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Copodus cornutus Davis
1889Copodus cornutus Woodward p. 91
1902Copodus cornutus Hay p. 285

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCopodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyCopodontidaeDavis 1883
genusCopodusMorris and Roberts 1862
speciescornutusDavis 1843

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Copodus cornutus Davis 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 358.86000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Copodus cornutus (type locality: 137333)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom Copodus cornutus (137322)