Holonema Newberry 1890 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Holonematidae

Parent taxon: Holonematidae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Denison 1978, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Belemnacanthus, Deirosteus, Deveonema, Gyroplacosteus, Megaloplax, Rhenonema, Tiaraspis, Tropidosteus

Subtaxa: Holonema arcticum Holonema farrowi Holonema haiti Holonema harmae Holonema horrida Holonema obrutshevi Holonema ornatum Holonema radiatum Holonema rugosa Holonema westolli

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Type: Holonema rugosum

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Belarus (1), China (1), Estonia (4), Iran (2), Latvia (2), Poland (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (6: Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania)

Total: 19 collections including 22 occurrences

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