†Tafilalichthys Lehman 1956 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Mylostomatidae
Full reference: J. Lehman. 1956. Les arthrodires du Dévonien supérieur du Tafilalt (Sud marocain). Notes et Memoires du Service Géologique du Maroc 129:1-70
Parent taxon: Mylostomatidae according to R. Denison 1978
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Dinomylostoma, Kendrickichthys, Mylostoma, Trachosteus
Subtaxa: Tafilalichthys lavocati
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Tafilalichthys type-locality (nominal) (Devonian of Morocco)
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