Pterichthys Agassiz 1843 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Euantiarcha - Pterichthyodidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome I (18me livraison) xxxii-188

Parent taxon: Pterichthyodidae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Owen 1859 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Byssacanthus, Cornaspis, Gerdalepis, Grossaspis, Pterichthyodes, Sherbonaspis, Wurungulepis

Subtaxa: Pterichthys dohmi Pterichthys oblongus Pterichthys productus Pterichthys testudinarius

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Type: Pterichthys milleri

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pterichthys in the database

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