Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Phlyctaeniidae
Parent taxon: Phlyctaeniiformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Denison 1975, Denison 1978, Denison 1984 and Young and Long 2014
Sister taxa: Arctaspididae, Arctolepididae, Brachythoraci, Gronlandaspididae, Holonematidae, Phlyctaenioidei
Subtaxa: Aggeraspis Barwickosteus Cartieraspis Diadsomaspis Dicksonosteus Gaspeaspis Grifftaylor Heterogaspis Huginaspis Jaekelaspis Kolpaspis Neophlyctaenius Pageauaspis Phlyctaenaspis Phlyctaenius Prosphymaspis Williamsaspis
Type: Phlyctaenaspis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Antarctica (2 collections), Australia (1), Canada (2: New Brunswick, Quebec), Iran (1), Norway (1), South Africa (1)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences