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Copodus

Chondrichthyes - Copodontiformes - Copodontidae

Taxonomy
Copodus was named by Morris and Roberts (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: C Ms Sepkoski's reference number: 746]. Its type is Copodus cornutus.

It was assigned to Psammodontidae by Woodward (1889), Hay (1902), Jordan (1963); to Copodontiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Copodontidae by Nelson (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Copodus Morris and Roberts
1889Copodus Woodward p. 91
1902Copodus Hay p. 285
1963Copodus Jordan p. 593
2002Copodus Sepkoski
2006Copodus Nelson p. 44

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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

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.

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
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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 358.86000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom C. cornutus, C. spatulatus, C. furcatus, Mesogomphus lingua, Pleurogomphus auriculatus (137333)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom C. cornutus, C. minimus (137322)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greenland C. sp. (122142)