†Lawrenciella Poplin 1984 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes
Full reference: C. Poplin. 1984. Lawrenciella schaefferi n. g. n. sp. (Pisces: Actinopterygii) and the use of endocranial characters in the classification of the Palaeonisciformes. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 4(3):413-421
Parent taxon: Palaeoniscoidei according to C. Poplin 1984
See also Hamel and Poplin 2008
Sister taxa: Amblypteridae, Birgeriidae, Dicellopygidae, Muensterichthys, Palaeoniscidae, Pygopteridae, Rhabdolepidae, Rhadinichthyidae, Zhejiangichthys
Subtaxa: Lawrenciella schaefferi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Kansas, Oklahoma collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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