Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jun 21, 2026

Copodontidae

Copodontidae is an extinct family of holocephalans known from the Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods. It is the only family of the order Copodontiformes. The order and family are named for the type genus, Copodus.

Last revised
Jun 21, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
107 w
Citations
2
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Copodontidae
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: †Copodontiformes
Obruchev. 1953
Family: †Copodontidae
Davis, 1883
Type genus
Copodus
Morris and Roberts, 1862
Type species
Psammodus cornatus
Davis, 1843
Genera
  • †Acmoniodus
  • †Copodus
  • †Melanodus
  • †Synthetodus

Copodontidae is an extinct family of holocephalans (historically referred to as bradyodonts)1 known from the Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods. It is the only family of the order Copodontiformes. The order and family are named for the type genus, Copodus.2

References

References

  1. "The phylogeny of the chimaeroids". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 249 (757): 101–219. 1965-06-10. doi:10.1098/rstb.1965.0010. ISSN 2054-0280.
  2. "PBDB Taxon". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 26 September 2024.