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Copodontiformes

Chondrichthyes - Copodontiformes

Taxonomy
Copodontiformes was named by Obruchev (1953). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Chondrichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Holocephalimorpha by Nelson (2006); to Holocephali by Darras et al. (2008); and to Holocephalomorpha by Long (2011) and Nelson et al. (2016).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Copodontiformes Obruchev
2002Copodontiformes Sepkoski
2006Copodontiformes Nelson p. 44
2008Copodontiformes Darras et al. p. 301
2011Copodontiformes Long p. 242
2016Copodontiformes Nelson et al. p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCopodontiformesObruchev 1953
orderCopodontiformesObruchev 1953

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.

Or. †Copodontiformes Obruchev 1953
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Fm. †Copodontidae Davis 1883
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G. †Copodus Morris and Roberts 1862
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Copodus auriculatus Davis 1883
Copodus cornutus Davis 1843
Copodus furcatus Davis 1862
Copodus lingua Davis 1883
Copodus minimus Davis 1883
Copodus oblongus Davis 1883
Copodus pusillus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Copodus spatulatus Davis 1862
Copodus spatulatus Davis 1862
Copodus vanhornii Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Melanodus Darras et al. 2008
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Melanodus loonesi Darras et al. 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 387.70000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Melanodus loonesi (90628)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Copodus cornutus, Copodus spatulatus, Copodus furcatus, Mesogomphus lingua, Pleurogomphus auriculatus (137333)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom Copodus cornutus, Copodus minimus (137322)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland Copodus sp. (122142)