Full reference: M. I. Coates. 1998. Actinopterygians from the Namurian of Bearsden, Scotland, with comments on early actinopterygian neurocrania. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 122(1-2):1-384
Parent taxon: Actinopteri according to M. I. Coates 1998
Sister taxa: Aeduelliformes, Amphicentriformes, Anaglyphus, Angatubichthys, Bethesdaichthys, Blourugia, Discordichthyiformes, Docopteri, Dwykiidae, Frederichthys, Inichthyidae, Kenderlichthyidae, Kompasia, Lanarkichthys, Limnomis, Lysopteri, Merospondyli, Mesichthyes, Moythomasia, Nematoptychiidae, Palaeobergiidae, Palaeophoxinus, Paphosisciformes, Phthinobranchii, Plectospondyli, Pseudohaplolepis, Scanilepidiformes, Tarrasiidae, Teleosteomorpha, Westlepis, Woodichthys
Subtaxa: Melanecta anneae
Type: Melanecta anneae
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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