†Phymolepis Zhang 1978 (armour-plated fish)
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Parent taxon: Antiarcha according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Asterolepidiformes, Bothriolepidiformes, Liujiangolepidae, Macrodontophion, Macropetalichthyiformes, Minicranidae, Pterichthyodid, Ptyctodontiformes, Silurolepidae, Sinolepiformes, Xichonolepis, Yunnanolepidiformes, Zhanjilepis, Hyrcanaspis, Jiangxilepididae, Walterilepis, Bothriolepoidei, Yunnanolepidoidei
Subtaxa: Phymolepis cuifengshanensis Phymolepis guoruii
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Qujing. Cuifengshan Assemblage (Devonian of China)
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