†Pterichthys Agassiz 1843 (armour-plated fish)
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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
Type: Pterichthys milleri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pterichthys in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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