Cochliodontiformes

Cochliodontiformes Temporal range: Late Devonian to Late Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Preserved dentition of Cochliodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Holocephali
Superorder:	Holocephalimorpha
Order:	† Cochliodontiformes Obruchev, 1953
Type genus
Cochliodus Agassiz, 1838
Families and genera
† Cochliodontidae † Psephodontidae † Solenodus † Listracanthus ?

Cochliodontiformes are an order of extinct holocephalans (historically referred to as bradyodonts) ^[1] known from the Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods. Members of the order are believed to be durophagous benthic carnivores. ^{[2] [3]}

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. "Cochliodontiformes". Mindat.org. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
3. "PBDB Taxon". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 26 August 2024.