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†Pterichthyodid (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi

Parent taxon: Antiarcha according to G. C. Young 2008

Sister taxa: Asterolepidiformes, Bothriolepidiformes, Liujiangolepidae, Macrodontophion, Macropetalichthyiformes, Minicranidae, Phymolepis, Ptyctodontiformes, Silurolepidae, Sinolepiformes, Xichonolepis, Yunnanolepidiformes, Zhanjilepis, Walterilepis, Hyrcanaspis, Jiangxilepididae, Yunnanolepidoidei, Bothriolepoidei

Subtaxa: Pterichthyodid anitarch

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Southern Part of Toomba Range, Western Flank of the Toko Syncline (Devonian of Australia)

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