Full reference: L. Grande and J. T. Eastman. 1986. A review of antarctic ichthyofaunas in the light of new fossil discoveries. Palaeontology 29(1):113-137
Parent taxon: Placodermi according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also Grande and Eastman 1986 and Long 2011
Sister taxa: Acanthothoraci, Acanthothoraciformes, Antiarcha, Arthrodira, Asiacanthus, Austroptyctodus, Brindabellaspida, Campbellodus, Changyonophyton, Coccostei, Coelosteichthys, Deinodus, Hybosteus, Neopetalichthys, Nessariostoma, Oestophorus, Petalichthida, Petalichthyida, Petalichthyida, Phyllolepida, Pseudopetalichthyida, Pseudopetalichthyiformes, Ptychostei, Ptyctodontida, Rhenanida, Rhenaniformes, Sedowichthys, Stensioellida, Tollichthys, Yunnanacanthus
Subtaxa: Bothriolepidoidei Bothriolepoidei Yunnanolepidoidei
Ecology: nektonic carnivore