†family Guildayichthyidae Lund 2000 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Neopterygii - Guildayichthyidae

Full reference: R. Lund. 2000. The new Actinopterygian order Guildayichthyiformes from the Lower Carboniferous of Montana (USA). Geodiversitas 22(2):171-206

Parent taxon: Neopterygii according to M. Friedman et al. 2010

See also Lund 2000 and Nelson et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Ducanichthys, Frodoichthys, Gebrayelichthyidae, Gimlichthys, Ginglymodi, Halecomorphi, Holostei, Lombardinidae, Louwoichthyiformes, Luganoiiformes, Peltopleuriformes, Perleidiformes, Pholidopleuriformes, Placopleurus, Plesiofuro, Pycnodontiformes, Signeuxellidae, Sphaerodontidae, Venusichthyidae

Subtaxa: Discoserra Guildayichthys

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Type: Guildayichthys

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (7: Montana collections)

Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences

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