Osteichthyes - Osteolepiformes - Megalichthyidae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1880. Second contribution to the history of the Vertebrata of the Permian formation of Texas. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 19:38-58
Parent taxon: Megalichthyidae according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Borgen and Nakrem 2016, Daly 1973 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Askerichthyinae, Askerichthys, Cladarosymblema, Coelosteus, Ectosteorhachinae, Megalichthyinae, Sterropterygion, Parabatrachus
Subtaxa: Ectosteorhachis ciceronius Ectosteorhachis nitidus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (4: Oklahoma, Utah collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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