Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Full reference: A. Tintori, Z. Y. Sun, P. G. Ni, C. Lombardo, D. Y. Jiang and R. Motani. 2015. Oldest stem Teleostei from the late Ladinian (Middle Triassic) of southern China. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 121:285-296

Parent taxon: Pholidophoridae according to G. Arratia 2017

See also Tintori et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Annaichthys, Archaeomaene, Ceneichthys, Ceramurus, Eopholidophorus, Knerichthys, Lombardichthys, Neopholidophoropsis, Parapholidophorus, Pholidoctenus, Pholidolepis, Pholidophoretes, Pholidophorinae, Pholidophoroides, Pholidophoropsis, Pholidophorus, Pseudopholidoctenus, Zambellichthys

Subtaxa: Malingichthys nimaiguensis Malingichthys wanfenglinensis

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Type: Malingichthys nimaiguensis

Ecology: suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Layer 35, Nimaigu Village, Wusha Township, Xingyi (Triassic of China)

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