Janiosteus Ivanov 1989 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Panxiosteidae

Full reference: A. Ivanov. 1989. A new genus of arthrodires from the Upper Devonian of Timan. Palaeontological Journal 2:117-119

Parent taxon: Panxiosteidae according to R. K. Carr and W. J. Hlavin 2010

Sister taxa: Panxiosteus, Plourdosteus

Subtaxa: Janiosteus timanicus

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Type: Janiosteus timanicus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Tsilma River ichthyofauna, between the Mutnaya and Chirka tributaries (Devonian of Russian Federation)

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