†superfamily Dunkleosteoidea Vézina 1990 (armour-plated fish)
Parent taxon: Pachyosteomorphi according to R. K. Carr and W. J. Hlavin 2010
Sister taxon: Kiangyousteus
Subtaxa: Dunkleosteidae Panxiosteidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (1: Ontario collection), China (2), Iran (1), Latvia (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (5: California, Michigan, Ohio)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence