Alternative spelling: Operchaliosteus
Full reference: J. Kulczycki. 1957. Upper Devonian Fishes from the Holy Cross Mountains (Poland). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 2(4):285-380
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, Kimberleyichthys, Kueichowlepis, Kunmingolepis, Laurentaspis, Lurapullaspis, Machaerognathus, Mediaspidae, Murmur, Overtonaspis, Pachyosteidae, Pachyosteina, Parawilliamsaspis, Phlyctaeniiformes, Phlyctaenina, Pholidosteidae, Phylctaeniida, Phyllolepida, Platyaspis, Prescottaspidae, Qataraspis, Squamatognathus, Stegophthalami, Taemasosteus, Taunaspis, Temnothoraci, Timanosteus, Toombalepis, Toombsosteus, Tyriolepis, Wheathillaspis, Wuttagoonaspina, Phyllolepidoidei, Brachythoracoidei
Subtaxa: Operchallosteus vialowi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Operchallosteus in the database
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