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Copodontiformes
Taxonomy
Copodontiformes was named by Obruchev (1953). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Chondrichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Holocephalimorpha by Nelson (2006); to Holocephali by Darras et al. (2008); and to Holocephalomorpha by Long (2011) and Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Chondrichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Holocephalimorpha by Nelson (2006); to Holocephali by Darras et al. (2008); and to Holocephalomorpha by Long (2011) and Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1953 | Copodontiformes Obruchev |
| 2002 | Copodontiformes Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Copodontiformes Nelson p. 44 |
| 2008 | Copodontiformes Darras et al. p. 301 |
| 2011 | Copodontiformes Long p. 242 |
| 2016 | Copodontiformes Nelson et al. p. 50 |
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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.
Or. †Copodontiformes Obruchev 1953
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Fm. †Copodontidae Davis 1883
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G. †Copodus Morris and Roberts 1862
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†Copodus auriculatus Davis 1883
†Copodus cornutus Davis 1843
†Copodus furcatus Davis 1862
†Copodus lingua Davis 1883
†Copodus minimus Davis 1883
†Copodus oblongus Davis 1883
†Copodus pusillus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Copodus spatulatus Davis 1862
†Copodus spatulatus Davis 1862
†Copodus vanhornii Saint John and Worthen 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 387.70000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Givetian | France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) | Melanodus loonesi (90628) | |
| Mississippian | United Kingdom | Copodus cornutus, Copodus spatulatus, Copodus furcatus, Mesogomphus lingua, Pleurogomphus auriculatus (137333) | |
| Pennsylvanian | United Kingdom | Copodus cornutus, Copodus minimus (137322) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Greenland | Copodus sp. (122142) |