Parent taxon: Osteichthyes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also Jordan 1963, Long 2011 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Actinopterygii, Actinopterygii, Andreolepis, Cephaloxeniformes, Coregonidae, Crenilepis, Cyclotomodon, Dialipiniformes, Discordichthyiformes, Ganoidei, Iniomi, Naxilepis, Pattonia, Pattonia couttsi, Preophiodon, Sarcopterygii, Tythonichthys, Dipneusta, Malacostomata, Chrondroterygia, Teleostomata, Hypostomata, Lepidoleprus, Rhytiodus, Otolithopsis, Charitosaurus, Argentinoideorum, Percidarum, Azygostei, Aspidoganoidei, Ptilichnus
Subtaxa: Lophosteus canadensis Lophosteus connexus Lophosteus incrementus Lophosteus ohesaarensis Lophosteus superbus Lophosteus uralensis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection)
• Silurian of Australia (1), Estonia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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