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Coccolepis macropterus

Taxonomy
Coccolepis macropterus was named by Traquair (1911). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Sainte-Barbe coal mine, Bernissart, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine - small claystone/bituminous coal in the Sainte-Barbe Clays Formation of Belgium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Coccolepis macropterus Traquair
1916Coccolepis macropterus Woodward p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
genusCoccolepis
speciesmacropterusTraquair 1911

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.

†Coccolepis macropterus Traquair 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 129.40000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Belgium (Sauerland) Coccolepis macropterus (type locality: 22645)