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Coccosteus chamberlini

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Coccosteidae

Taxonomy
Coccosteus chamberlini was named by Bryant (1932). Its type specimen is PU 13498, a partial skeleton (An antero-ventro-median plate in red limestone), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Coccosteus chamberlini Bryant p. 250 figs. Pl. IX, FIgs. 1, 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
RankNameAuthor
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
superfamilyCoccosteoideaDenison 1978
familyCoccosteidaeAsmuss 1856
genusCoccosteus
specieschamberlini

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 chamberlini Bryant 1932
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available