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Coccosteus decipiens

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae

Taxonomy
Coccosteus decipiens was named by Agassiz (1841). Its type specimen is BMNH P.3214-5, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Coccosteus decipiens Agassiz
1891Coccosteus decipiens Woodward p. 282 figs. pl. vii
1902Coccosteus decipiens Hay p. 344

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Placodermiomorphi
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
superfamilyCoccosteoideaDenison 1978
familyCoccosteidaeAsmuss 1856
genusCoccosteus
speciesdecipiensAgassiz 1841

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.

†Coccosteus decipiens Agassiz 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 364.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Ireland Coccosteus decipiens (32230)