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Coccosteina (disused)

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Taxonomy
Coccosteida was named by Heintz (1932).

It was reranked as the order Coccosteina by Denison (1975) and Denison (1978).

It was assigned to Arthrodira by Denison (1975) and Denison (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Coccosteina Denison p. 23
1978Coccosteina Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
orderCoccosteina(Heintz 1932)
orderCoccosteina(Heintz 1932)

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. †Coccosteina Heintz 1932
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Invalid names: Euleptaspididae Obruchev 1964 [empty], Gemuendenaspoidea Denison 1978 [empty]
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available