Holonema horrida Cope 1892 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Holonematidae

Alternative combination: Holonema horridum

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1892. On some new and little known Paleozoic vertebrates. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 30:221-229

Belongs to Holonema according to E. D. Cope 1892

See also Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Holonema arcticum, Holonema farrowi, Holonema haiti, Holonema harmae, Holonema obrutshevi, Holonema ornatum, Holonema radiatum, Holonema rugosa, Holonema westolli

Type specimen: Its type locality is Leroy (locality 1), which is in a Frasnian marine horizon in the Chemung Formation of Pennsylvania

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Leroy (locality 1)

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