Enseosteus Jaeckel 1919 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Selenosteidae

Parent taxon: Selenosteidae according to M. Rücklin 2011

See also Denison 1978 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alienacanthus, Amazichthys, Braunosteus, Draconichthys, Driscollaspis, Gymnotrachelus, Microsteus, Pachyosteus, Paramylostoma, Rhinosteus, Selenosteus, Stenosteus, Walterosteus

Subtaxa: Enseosteus hermanni Enseosteus jaekeli Enseosteus marocanensis Enseosteus pachyostoides

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Germany (2 collections), Morocco (1)

Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences

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