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Cochliodus

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Cochliodus Agassiz pp. 113-114
1889Cochliodus Woodward p. 205
1902Cochliodus Hay p. 294
1963Cochliodus Jordan p. 594
2002Cochliodus Sepkoski
2006Cochliodus Nelson p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalimorpha(Lund 1986)
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyCochliodontidaeOwen 1867
genusCochliodus

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. †Cochliodus Agassiz 1838
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Cochliodus acutus Agassiz 1843
Cochliodus contortus Agassiz 1837
Cochliodus latus Leidy 1857
Cochliodus leidyi Saint John and Worthen 1883
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Invalid names: Deltodus stellatus Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym]
Cochliodus 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: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:56:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:56:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Osagean to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 352.00000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom C. acutus, C. contortus (132781) C. contortus (137333)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Iowa) Deltodus occidentalis (133094)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom C. contortus (137324)