Zhanjilepis Zhang 1978 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi

Full reference: G. Zhang. 1978. The antiarchs from the Early Devonian of Yunnan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 16:147-186

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

Sister taxa: Asterolepidiformes, Bothriolepidiformes, Liujiangolepidae, Macrodontophion, Macropetalichthyiformes, Minicranidae, Phymolepis, Pterichthyodid, Ptyctodontiformes, Silurolepidae, Sinolepiformes, Xichonolepis, Yunnanolepidiformes, Walterilepis, Hyrcanaspis, Jiangxilepididae, Yunnanolepidoidei, Bothriolepoidei

Subtaxa: Zhanjilepis aspratilis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of China (2 collections), Vietnam (1)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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