Westralichthys Long 1987 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Dinichthyidae

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

Sister taxa: Brachygnathus, Brontichthys, Dinichthys, Eastmanosteus, Holdenius, Hussakofia, Perissognathus, Stenognathus

Subtaxa: Westralichthys uwagedensis

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Type: Westralichthys uwagedensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Westralichthys in the database

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