Coccolepis
Extinct genus of fishes
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Coccolepis is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish in the family Coccolepididae.[2] Originally including most species within the family, it is now restricted to two species from the Late Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Germany.[3] The holotype of C. bucklandi, designated and described by Louis Agassiz, was thought to be lost but was later rediscovered in Neuchâtel.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | †Coccolepididae |
| Genus: | †Coccolepis Agassiz, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| †Coccolepis bucklandi Agassiz, 1843 | |
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Taxonomy
Coccolepis contains the following species, both from Germany:
- †C. bucklandi Agassiz, 1843
- †C. solnhofensis López-Arbarello & Ebert, 2021
Some species originally referred to Coccolepis were later reallocated to other genera:
- Coccolepis groeberi Bordas, 1943 → Condorlepis groeberi (Bordas, 1943)[5]
- Coccolepis andrewsi Woodward, 1891 → Morrolepis andrewsi (Woodward, 1891)[6]
- Coccolepis aniscowitchi Gorizdor-Kulczycka, 1926 → Morrolepis aniscowitchi (Gorizdor-Kulczycka, 1926)[6]
- Coccolepis macroptera Traquair, 1911 → Barbalepis macroptera (Traquair, 1911)[1]
- Coccolepis australis Woodward, 1895 → Cacatualepis australis (Woodward, 1895)[7]
"Coccolepis" liassica Woodward, 1890 (Early Jurassic of the Jurassic Coast, United Kingdom) is not thought to be true member of Coccolepis, but is still of uncertain phylogenetic placement.[3]
