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Coccosteomorphi

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes

Taxonomy
Coccosteomorphi is an unranked clade.

It was assigned to Brachythoraci by van der Laan (2019).

Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-21; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Coccosteomorphi van der Laan p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
Coccosteomorphi
Coccosteomorphi

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.

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Fm. †Bungartiidae Denison 1975
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G. †Bungartius Dunkle 1947
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Bungartius perissus Dunkle 1947
Fm. †Camuropiscidae Dennis and Miles 1979
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G. †Camuropiscis Dennis and Miles 1979
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Camuropiscis concinnus Dennis and Miles 1979
Camuropiscis laidlawi Dennis and Miles 1979
G. †Fallacosteus Long 1990
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Fallacosteus turneri Long 1990
G. †Incisoscutum Dennis and Miles 1981
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Incisoscutum ritchiei Dennis and Miles 1981
Incisoscutum sarahae Long 1994
Invalid names: Gogosteus Long 1994 [synonym]
G. †Latocamurus Long 1988
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G. †Rolfosteus Dennis and Miles 1979
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Rolfosteus canningensis Dennis and Miles 1979
G. †Simosteus Dennis and Miles 1982
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Simosteus tuberculatus Dennis and Miles 1982
G. †Tubonasus Dennis and Miles 1979
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Tubonasus lennardensis Dennis and Miles 1979
Fm. †Mylostomatidae Woodward 1891
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G. †Dinomylostoma Eastman 1906
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Dinomylostoma beecheri Eastman 1906
Dinomylostoma buffaloensis Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Dinomylostoma eastmani Hussakof 1913
G. †Kendrickichthys Dennis and Miles 1980
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Kendrickichthys cavernosus Dennis and Miles 1980
G. †Mylostoma Newberry 1883
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Mylostoma eurhinus Dunkle and Bungart 1945
Mylostoma newberryi Eastman 1907
Mylostoma terrelli Newberry 1883
Mylostoma variabile Newberry 1883
G. †Tafilalichthys Lehman 1956
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Tafilalichthys lavocati Lehman 1956
G. †Trachosteus Newberry 1890
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Trachosteus clarkii Newberry 1889
Fm. †Torosteidae Gardiner and Miles 1990
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G. †Torosteus Gardiner and Miles 1990
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Torosteus pulchellus Gardiner and Miles 1990
Torosteus tuberculatus Gardiner and Miles 1990
Fm. †Trematosteidae Gross 1932
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G. †Belosteus Jaeckel 1927
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Belosteus elegans Jaekel 1919
G. †Brachyosteus Jaeckel 1927
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Brachyosteus dietrichi Gross 1932
Brachyosteus ooensis Gross 1937
G. †Cyrtosteus Gross 1932
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Cyrtosteus inflatus Koenen 1880
G. †Omalosteus Zakharenko 2007
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Omalosteus krutoensis Zakharenko 2007
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Parabelosteus pusillus Gross 1932
G. †Trematosteus Jaeckel 1927
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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

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 383.40000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Dinomylostoma sp., Mylostoma sp. (238762) Mylostoma sp. (238767 238769)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Coccosteomorphi indet. (226077)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Australia (Western Australia) Kendrickichthys cavernosus, Latocamurus coulthardi (225575) Latocamurus coulthardi (225568) Torosteus submarginatus, Camuropiscis laidlawi, Camuropiscis concinnus, Incisoscutum ritchiei, Kendrickichthys cavernosus, Latocamurus coulthardi, Rolfosteus canningensis, Tubonasus lennardensis, Fallacosteus turneri, Torosteus tuberculatus, Torosteus pulchellus, Simosteus tuberculatus (233189)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Camuropiscis concinnus (172211) Camuropiscis laidlawi (172213) Gogosteus sarahae (136090) Kendrickichthys cavernosus (233600)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany Belosteus elegans, Brachyosteus dietrichi, Brachyosteus ooensis, Cyrtosteus inflatus, Parabelosteus pusillus, Parabelosteus acuticeps, Parabelosteus tuberculatus, Trematosteus fontanellus (233181)
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86Morocco Tafilalichthys lavocati (239541)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Russian Federation (Lipetsk Oblast) Omalosteus krutoensis (278934)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (ohio) Bungartius perissus (233183)