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Cochliodontidae

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Cochliodontidae Owen
1889Cochliodontidae Woodward p. 169
1902Cochliodontidae Hay p. 286
1963Cochliodontidae Jordan p. 594
1981Cochliodontidae Zangerl p. 49
2004Cochliodontidae Goto and Okura p. 221
2006Cochliodontidae Nelson p. 44

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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
familyCochliodontidaeOwen 1867

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.

Fm. †Cochliodontidae Owen 1867
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G. †Aspidodus Newberry and Worthen 1866
G. †Chitonodus Stjohn and Worthen 1883
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†Chitonodus antiquus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Chitonodus liratus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Chitonodus springeri Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Cochliodus Agassiz 1838
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†Cochliodus acutus Agassiz 1843
†Cochliodus contortus Agassiz 1837
†Cochliodus latus Leidy 1857
†Cochliodus leidyi Saint John and Worthen 1883
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Invalid names: Deltodus stellatus Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym]
†Cochliodus vanhornii Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Cranodus Trautschold 1879
G. †Cyrtonodus Davis 1884
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†Cyrtonodus brevis Goto and Okura 2004
†Cyrtonodus fukujiensis Goto and Okura 2004
†Cyrtonodus hornei Woodward 1889
†Cyrtonodus nishioi Goto and Okura 2004
G. †Deltodopsis St John and Worthen 1883
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†Deltodopsis affinis Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltodopsis angustus Newberry and Worthen 1870
†Deltodopsis bialveatus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltodopsis convolutus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltodopsis exornatus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltodopsis inflexus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltodopsis sanctiludovici Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Deltodus Morris and Roberts 1862
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†Deltodus alatus Newberry and Worthen 1870
†Deltodus angularis Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Deltodus cinctulus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltodus cinctus Newberry 1879
†Deltodus cingulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Deltodus concha Trautschold 1874
†Deltodus contortus Stjohn and Worthen 1883
†Deltodus costatus Newberry and Worthen 1870
†Deltodus fasciatus Newberry and Worthen 1870
†Deltodus gibbus Woodward 1889
†Deltodus grandis Newberry 1879
†Deltodus inornatus Newberry 1897
†Deltodus intermedius Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltodus latior Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltodus littoni Newberry and Worthen 1870
†Deltodus mercurei Newberry 1876
†Deltodus obliquus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltodus parvus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltodus planidens Cope 1894
†Deltodus powellii Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltodus propinquus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltodus rugosus Woodward 1889
†Deltodus spatulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Deltodus sublaevis Agassiz 1843
†Deltodus trilobus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltodus undulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
G. †Dichelodus Giebel 1857
G. †Diplacodus Davis 1884
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†Diplacodus bulboides Davis 1883
G. †Erismacanthus M'Coy 1848
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†Erismacanthus barbatus Eastman 1903
†Erismacanthus formosus Eastman 1902
†Erismacanthus jonesii M'Coy 1848
†Erismacanthus maccoyanus Stjohn and Worthen 1875
†Erismacanthus major Davis 1883
G. †Helodopsis Waagen 1879
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†Helodopsis abbreviata Waagen 1879
†Helodopsis elongata Waagen 1879
G. †Icanodus Miller 1892
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†Icanodus convexus Davis 1883
†Icanodus limitaris St John and Worthen 1875
Invalid names: Tomodus Davis 1883 [replaced]
G. †Orthopleurodus St John and Worthen 1880
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†Orthopleurodus convexus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Orthopleurodus novomexicanus Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Oxytomodus Trautschold 1880
G. †Paecilodus Agassiz 1843
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†Paecilodus gibbosus Davis 1883
†Paecilodus jonesii Mcoy 1855
G. †Periplectrodus St John and Worthen 1875
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†Periplectrodus compressus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Periplectrodus expansus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Periplectrodus warreni Saint John and Worthen 1875
G. †Platyodus Newberry 1875
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†Platyodus lineatus Newberry 1875
G. †Pleurodus Agassiz 1843
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†Pleurodus rankinii Agassiz 1843
G. †Pleuroplax Woodward 1889
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†Pleuroplax attheyi Barkas 1874
†Pleuroplax rankinei Hancock and Atthey 1843
†Pleuroplax woodi Davis 1883
G. †Poecilodus Agassiz 1843
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†Poecilodus aliformis M'Coy 1848
†Poecilodus carbonarius Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Poecilodus cestriensis Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Poecilodus convolutus Newberry and Worthen 1870
†Poecilodus foveolatus M'Coy 1848
†Poecilodus jonesii Agassiz 1843
†Poecilodus oliquus Agassiz 1843
†Poecilodus paradoxus Waagen 1879
†Poecilodus parallelus Agassiz 1843
†Poecilodus rugosus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Poecilodus sanctiludovici Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Poecilodus springeri Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Poecilodus tribulis Stjohn and Worthen 1883
†Poecilodus varsoviensis Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Poecilodus wortheni Saint John 1883
G. †Rhamphodus Davis 1883
G. †Sandalodus Newberry and Worthen 1866
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†Sandalodus angustus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Sandalodus carbonarius Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Sandalodus complanatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Sandalodus crassus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Sandalodus elllipticus Newberry 1897
†Sandalodus laevissimus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Sandalodus minor Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Sandalodus morrisii Davis 1883
†Sandalodus parvulus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Sandalodus rhomboideus Newberry and Worthen 1866
G. †Stenopterodus St John and Worthen 1883
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†Stenopterodus elongatus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Stenopterodus planus Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Streblodus Agassiz 1843
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†Streblodus angustus Eastman 1903
†Streblodus colei Davis 1883
†Streblodus egertoni Davis 1883
†Streblodus oblongus Agassiz 1843
G. †Taeniodus St John and Worthen 1883
G. †Trigonodus Newberry and Worthen 1866
G. †Vaticinodus St John and Worthen 1883
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†Vaticinodus carbonarius Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Vaticinodus discrepans Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Vaticinodus lepis Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Vaticinodus similis Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Vaticinodus simplex Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Vaticinodus vetustus Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Venustodus St. John and Worthen 1875
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†Venustodus argutus St John and Worthen 1875
†Venustodus leidyi St. John and Worthen 1875
†Venustodus robustus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Venustodus tenuicristatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Venustodus variabilis Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Venustodus venustus Leidy 1857
G. †Xystrodus Plieninger 1860
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†Xystrodus egertoni Davis 1883
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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Osagean to the top of the Changhsingian or 352.00000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Mississippian358.9 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Erismacanthus barbatus (133258)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Erismacanthus jonesi, Paecilodus jonesii, Paecilodus gibbosus, Streblodus oblongus, Streblodus colei, Erismacanthus major, Cochliodus contortus (137333) Poecilodus foveolatus (132729) Poecilodus sublaevis, Cochliodus acutus, Cochliodus oblongus, Erismacanthus jonesii, Poecilodus jonesii, Poecilodus oliquus, Poecilodus parallelus, Cochliodus contortus (132781) Sandalodus morrisii (137332)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Iowa) Deltodus spatulatus (133270) Deltodus spatulatus, Deltodus occidentalis (133094)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Indiana) Sandalodus sp. (6670)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Belgium Taeniodus contortus (133095)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Russian Federation (Komi) Venustodus sp. (133366)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom Poecilodus jonesii (132783)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Arizona) Deltodus sp. (42695 42700 42708)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Pleurodus rankinii, Paecilodus sp. (132670)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom Paecilodus jonesii (137327) Paecilodus jonesii, Cyrtonodus hornei (137322) Pleuroplax rankinei, Pleuroplax attheyi (137307) Pleuroplax woodi, Paecilodus jonesii, Streblodus colei (137321) Pleuroplax woodi, Sandalodus minor, Paecilodus jonesii, Streblodus colei, Cyrtonodus hornei, Cochliodus contortus (137324)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Flintshire) Pleuroplax attheyi (233402) Pleuroplax rankinei (233396 233398) Pleuroplax sp. (233397)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Arizona) Deltodus mercurii (42786)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Pleuroplax rankinei (137310 137311 137379)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Russian Federation Deltodus concha (137350)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Arizona) Deltodus sublaevis, Deltodus angularis, Venustodus leidyi (90772)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Japan Poecilodus sp., Cochliodontidae indet., Cyrtonodus fukujiensis, Cyrtonodus brevis, Cyrtonodus nishioi (90282)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Deltodus angularis (132333)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) Deltodus sp. (132676) Streblodus angustus (132971 132978)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Pennsylvania) Deltodus angularis (184105)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Deltodus sp. (159903)
Noginskian301.2 - 300.1USA (Kansas) Cochliodontidae indet. (12051)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) Sandalodus sp. (132372)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 279.3USA (New Mexico) Deltodus sp. (180988)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3Thailand Deltodus sp. (130650)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Japan Sandalodus sp., Cochliodontidae indet. (90286)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Wyoming) Cochliodontidae indet., Deltodus mercurii (128880) Deltodus mercurii (149345)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Oman Deltodus mercurei (123785 140657 140658 140660 140664)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan Helodopsis abbreviata (90254)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Helodopsis elongata (90252 90253) Poecilodus paradoxus (90250)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Helodopsis elongata (90251)