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Cochliodus contortus

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Psammodus contortus Agassiz p. \ figs. Pl 14, figs 16-33
1838Cochliodus contortus Agassiz p. 115 figs. Pl 19, fig 14
1843Cochliodus contortus Agassiz figs. Pl L, fig 3
1844Cochliodus contortus Meyer and Plieninger p. 88
1855Cochliodus contortus M'Coy p. 622
1889Cochliodus contortus Woodward p. 206
1902Cochliodus contortus Hay p. 294

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

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.

Cochliodus contortus Agassiz 1837
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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: 2009-07-21 06:56:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:56:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 358.86000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Cochliodus contortus (132781 137333)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom Cochliodus contortus (137324)