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Coelodus multidens

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Coelodus multidens was named by Woodward (1918). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by D. Sinopoli (authorized by M. Uhen) on 2026-06-10; modified by D. Sinopoli on 2026-06-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Coelodus multidens Woodward figs. XV, 12-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
superfamilyPycnodontoidea
familyPycnodontidae()
genusCoelodusHaeckel 1854
speciesmultidens

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.

Coelodus multidens Woodward 1918
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. S. Woodward 1918Initial anterior end of splenial bone wider than in C. mantelli , covered with an irregular group of smooth rounded teeth , each with an apical pit ; mature splenial teeth almost as in C. mantelli , but apical pit apparently shallower.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available