Coccocephalichthys

Coccocephalichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Palaeonisciformes
Family:	Coccocephalichthyidae; Fowler 1951
Genus:	Coccocephalichthys; Whitley 1940
Species
	C. baldwini (Poplin 1974); C. tessellatus Beltan 1981; C. wildi (Watson 1925) Whitley 1940;
Synonyms
	Coccocephalus Watson 1925 non Fieber 1860; Cocconiscus White & Moy-Thomas 1940;

Coccocephalichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish.

Taxonomy

Family Coccocephalichthyidae Fowler 1951^[2]
- Genus Coccocephalichthys Whitley 1940 [Coccocephalus Watson 1925 non Fieber 1860; Cocconiscus White & Moy-Thomas 1940]
  - C. baldwini (Poplin 1974) [Coccocephalus baldwini (Poplin 1974); Cocconiscus baldwini Poplin 1974]
  - C. tessellatus Beltan 1981
  - C. wildi (Watson 1925) Whitley 1940 [Coccocephalus wildi Watson 1925; Cocconiscus wildi (Watson 1925)]

^ "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
^ [Cocconiscidae Romer 1945]"Part 7- Vertebrates". Collection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

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