Barwickosteus Young and Long 2014 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Phlyctaeniidae

Full reference: G. C. Young and J. A. Long. 2014. New arthrodires (placoderm fishes) from the Aztec Siltstone (late Middle Devonian) of southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Australian Journal of Zoology 62:44-62

Parent taxon: Phlyctaeniidae according to G. C. Young and J. A. Long 2014

Sister taxa: Aggeraspis, Arctaspis, Arctolepis, Cartieraspis, Diadsomaspis, Dicksonosteus, Gaspeaspis, Grifftaylor, Heterogaspis, Huginaspis, Kolpaspis, Neophlyctaenius, Pageauaspis, Phlyctaenius, Prosphymaspis

Subtaxa: Barwickosteus antarcticus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Young et al 1992 Devonian Fish Locality 8 (Devonian of Antarctica)

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