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Copodus minimus

Chondrichthyes - Copodontiformes - Copodontidae

Taxonomy
Copodus minimus was named by Davis (1883). Its type specimen is BMNH P.2511, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Richmond, Yorkshire (BMNH), which is in a Pennsylvanian marine limestone in the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Copodus minimus Davis
1889Copodus minimus Woodward p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCopodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyCopodontidaeDavis 1883
genusCopodusMorris and Roberts 1862
speciesminimusDavis 1883

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.

†Copodus minimus Davis 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available