†Mendocinichthys Whitley 1953 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Louwoichthyiformes - Pseudobeaconiidae
Synonym: Mendocinia Bordas 1944 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Pseudobeaconiidae according to A. López-Arbarello et al. 2010
See also López-Arbarello and Zavattieri 2008, Romano et al. 2016 and Schaeffer 1955
Sister taxa: Amblypterus lujanensis, Anatoia, Anatoia debilis, Anatoia semiovata, Caminchaia, Caminchaia draghii, Echentaia, Echentaia obesa, Pasambaya, Pasambaya tellecheai, Pseudobeaconia
Subtaxa: Mendocinichthys brevis
Type: Mendocinia brevis
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at El Challao (Triassic of Argentina)
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