Kimberleyichthys Dennis-Bryan and Miles 1983 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Alternative spelling: Kimberleyichthyes

Full reference: K. Dennis-Bryan and R. S. Miles. 1983. Corrigendum: Renaming of Kimberia Dennis-Bryan & Miles, 1983. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 78:397

Parent taxon: Arthrodira according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthaspida, Actinolepidiformes, Actinolepidoidei, Actinolepina, Africanaspis, Antarctolepis, Arctonema, Arenipiscis, Aspidichthys, Atlantidosteus, Brachydeirina, Callognathus, Carolowilhelmina, Coccosteina, Coccosteoidei, Copanognathus, Cosmacanthus, Cravenaspis, Denisonosteus, Diplognathus, Edgellaspis, Erikaspis, Errolosteus, Eskimaspis, Euarthrodira, Eubrachythoraci, Glyptaspis, Grazosteus, Heintzosteus, Heterostiina, Hollardosteus, Holonematina, Huaningichthys, Incisoscutoidea, Kartalaspis, Kueichowlepis, Kunmingolepis, Laurentaspis, Lurapullaspis, Machaerognathus, Mediaspidae, Murmur, Operchallosteus, Overtonaspis, Pachyosteidae, Pachyosteina, Parawilliamsaspis, Phlyctaeniiformes, Phlyctaenina, Pholidosteidae, Phylctaeniida, Phyllolepida, Platyaspis, Prescottaspidae, Qataraspis, Squamatognathus, Stegophthalami, Taemasosteus, Taunaspis, Temnothoraci, Timanosteus, Toombalepis, Toombsosteus, Tyriolepis, Wheathillaspis, Wuttagoonaspina, Brachythoracoidei, Phyllolepidoidei

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Kimberleyichthys in the database

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