Synonym: Nessariostoma Broili 1933 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Placodermi according to R. Denison 1978
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthothoraci, Acanthothoraciformes, Antiarcha, Antiarchiformes, Arthrodira, Asiacanthus, Austroptyctodus, Brindabellaspida, Campbellodus, Changyonophyton, Coccostei, Coelosteichthys, Deinodus, Hybosteus, Neopetalichthys, Oestophorus, Petalichthida, Petalichthyida, Petalichthyida, Phyllolepida, Pseudopetalichthyida, Pseudopetalichthyiformes, Ptychostei, Ptyctodontida, Rhenanida, Rhenaniformes, Sedowichthys, Stensioellida, Tollichthys, Yunnanacanthus
Subtaxa: Nessariostoma granulosum
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Kaisergrube near Gemuenden, Germany (Devonian of Germany)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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