†order Pseudopetalichthyida (armour-plated fish)
Osteichthyes - Pseudopetalichthyida
Alternative spelling: Pseudopetalichthida
Parent taxon: Placodermi according to G. C. Young 2010
See also Denison 1975, Dineley and Metcalf 1999 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthothoraci, Antiarcha, Arthrodira, Austroptyctodus, Brindabellaspida, Campbellodus, Coelosteichthys, Nessariostoma, Petalichthida, Petalichthyida, Phyllolepida, Ptyctodontida, Rhenanida, Stensioellida
Subtaxa: Nessariostoma Paraplesiobatidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences