†Ellopetalichthys Orvig 1957 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Macropetalichthyiformes - Macropetalichthyidae
Parent taxon: Macropetalichthyidae according to R. Denison 1978
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthaspis, Epipetalichthys, Guangxipetalichthys, Heintzaspis, Lunaspis, Macropetalichthys, Notopetalichthys, Pampetalichthys, Sinopetalichthys, Wijdeaspis
Subtaxa: Ellopetalichthys scheii
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Goose Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Dh zone (Devonian of Nunavut)
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