†Burrinjucosteus White 1978 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Homostiidae
Full reference: E. I. White. 1978. The larger arthrodiran fishes from the area of the Burrinjuck Dam, N.S.W. The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 34(2):149-262
Parent taxon: Homostiidae according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Angarichthys, Antineosteus, Cavanosteus, Dhanguura, Euleptaspis, Goodradigbeeon, Homostius, Lophostracon, Luetkeichthys, Tityosteus
Subtaxa: Burrinjucosteus asymmetricus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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