Extinct genus of fishes
Colobodus is an extinct genus of marine Triassic ray-finned fish of the family Colobodontidae and order Perleidiformes. Fossils have been found in Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland) and China, encompassing the former Tethys Ocean. It could reach body lengths of about .
The original type species was "Colobodus hogardi" , the fossils of which are probably destroyed, therefore the new type species "C. bassanii" was designated.
Taxonomy.
The following species are known:
Several other species ("C. stensioei", "C. dealessandrii", "C. stolleyi", "C. cyclolepis", and "C. anguillalepis") were proposed by Mutter (2002) from a single fossiliferous level from the Besano Formation, although their validity is uncertain due to the extreme morphological variety within the group.
Records of "Colobodus" exist outside of Europe and China, but these remains are thought to be highly questionable.
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