Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes
Full reference: B. Schaeffer and W. W. Dalquest. 1978. A palaeonisciform braincase from the Permian of Texas, with comments on cranial fissures and the posterior myodome. American Museum Novitates 2658:1-15
Parent taxon: Palaeonisciformes according to B. Schaeffer and W. W. Dalquest 1978
Sister taxa: Agecephalichthys, Amblypterina, Arratiaichthys, Atherstoniidae, Blanzychthys, Boreolepidae, Borichthys, Brachypareion, Brazilichthyidae, Browneichthys, Burbonella, Caelatichthys, Canobiidae, Cornuboniscus, Cosmolepis, Cosmoptychiidae, Daedalichthys, Daqingshaniscus, Decazella, Dorsolepis, Dorypteroidei, Drydenius, Fukangichthys, Gardinerichthys, Holuridae, Huanghelepis, Igornella, Igornichthyidae, Illiniichthys, Kentuckia, Korutichthys, Letovichthys, Mansfieldiscus, Neuburgella, Orvikuina, Osorioichthys, Palaeoniscoidei, Palaeothrissum, Paradrydenius, Paragonatodus, Phanerorhynchidae, Plesiococcolepis, Protamblyptera, Psilichthys, Redfieldioidei, Rhabdolepis, Sakamenichthys, Scanilepididae, Sceletophoridae, Songanella, Tanaocrossus, Trissolepididae, Urosthenes, Westollia, Zaxilepis, Zhongweilepis
Subtaxa: Luederia kempi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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