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Coccosteoidea

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Taxonomy
Coccosteoidea was named by Denison (1978).

It was assigned to Coccosteina by Denison (1978); and to Brachythoraci by Denison (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Coccosteoidea Denison
1984Coccosteoidea Denison p. 396

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
superfamilyCoccosteoideaDenison 1978
superfamilyCoccosteoideaDenison 1978

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.

Superfm. †Coccosteoidea Denison 1978
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Fm. †Coccosteidae Asmuss 1856
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G. †Agassichthys Newberry 1857
G. †Anomalichthys Koenen 1883
G. †Aspidophorus Newberry 1870
G. †Asteroplax Woodward 1891
G. †Belgiosteus Lehman 1973
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†Belgiosteus mortelmansi Lehman 1973
G. †Brachydirus Koenen 1880
G. †Clarkeosteus Obruchev 1964
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†Clarkeosteus halmodeus Clarke 1894
G. †Coccosteus Agassiz 1843
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†Coccosteus canadensis Woodward 1892
†Coccosteus carbonarius M'Coy 1848
†Coccosteus chamberlini Bryant 1932
†Coccosteus cuspidatus Miller 1841
†Coccosteus cuyahogae Claypole 1898
†Coccosteus decipiens Agassiz 1841
†Coccosteus disjectus Woodward 1891
†Coccosteus grossi Obrucheva 1962
†Coccosteus hercynius von Meyer 1852
†Coccosteus macromus Cope 1892
†Coccosteus markae Obrucheva 1962
†Coccosteus minor Miller 1858
†Coccosteus occidentalis Newberry 1875
†Coccosteus terranovae Obruchev 1934
G. †Dickosteus Miles and Westoll 1963
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†Dickosteus threiplandi Miles and Westoll 1963
G. †Eldenosteus Miles 1975
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†Eldenosteus arizonensis Hussakof 1942
G. †Lispognathus Miller 1892
G. †Livosteus Obrucheva 1962
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†Livosteus grandis Gross 1933
G. †Millerosteus Stensio 1959
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†Millerosteus minor Miller 1858
†Millerosteus orvikui Gross 1940
G. †Phlyctaenaspis Traquair 1890
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†Phlyctaenaspis anglica Traquair 1870
G. †Physichthys Meyer 1855
G. †Plourdosteus Orvig 1951
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†Plourdosteus canadensis Woodward 1892
†Plourdosteus grossi Kulczycki 1957
†Plourdosteus livonicus Eastman 1896
†Plourdosteus magnus Traquair 1895
†Plourdosteus mironovi Obruchev 1933
†Plourdosteus panderi Obrucheva 1962
†Plourdosteus timanicus Obrucheva 1962
†Plourdosteus trautscholdi Eastman 1897
G. †Ponerichthys Miller 1892
G. †Siphonodus Fischer von Waldheim 1852
G. †Watsonosteus Miles and Westoll 1963
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†Watsonosteus fletti Watson 1932
G. †Woodwardosteus White and Moy-Thomas 1940
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†Woodwardosteus spatulatus Newberry 1873
Invalid names: Coccosteinae Hay 1902 [empty]
Fm. †Gemuendenaspidae Miles 1962
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G. †Gemuendenaspis Miles 1962
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†Gemuendenaspis angusta Traquair 1903
Fm. †Pholidosteidae Gross 1932
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G. †Malerosteus Kulczycki 1957
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†Malerosteus gorizdroae Kulczycki 1957
G. †Pholidosteus Jaeckel 1907
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†Pholidosteus bidorsatus Koenen 1880
†Pholidosteus friedeli Jaekel 1907
†Pholidosteus laevior Gross 1932
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†Tapinosteus heintzi Stensio 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Mississippian or 407.60000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Gemuenden) Gemuendenaspis angusta (26903)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Coccosteus sp. (a) (35578)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Estonia Coccosteus cuspidatus (225793)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Latvia Coccosteus cuspidatus (225796 225797)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia Coccosteus markae (225851) Dickosteus grossi (225803 225804)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Latvia Dickosteus grossi (225802 225850)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Belarus Coccosteus sp. (225886)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Spitsbergen) Coccosteidae indet. (225592)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Russian Federation Plourdosteus livonicus (90343)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Belarus Plourdosteus sp. (225887)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Pennsylvania) Coccosteus macromus (164512)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Plourdosteus canadensis (179176)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Germany Pholidosteus pygmaeus, Pholidosteus friedeli, Pholidosteus bidorsatus, Pholidosteus laevior (233181)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Plourdosteus sp., Plourdosteus grossi, Malerosteus gorizdroae (226394)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Latvia Plourdosteus livonicus, Plourdosteus panderi (225777)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Estonia Livosteus grandis, Plourdosteus panderi, Watsonosteus sp. (225778)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Belarus Plourdosteus sp., Plourdosteus livonicus (225888)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Coccosteus sp. (197071)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9United Kingdom (Somerset) Coccosteus sp. (232123)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Ireland Coccosteus decipiens (32230)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Coccosteus carbonarius (132781)