Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae
Parent taxon: Palaeoniscidae according to A. S. Woodward 1891
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alvinichthys, Ambodipia, Apateolepis, Canobius, Carboveles, Cryphiolepis, Dicellopyge, Ferganiscus, Ganolepis, Gonatodus, Grygorichthys, Guizhouniscus, Gyrolepis, Holurus, Isodus, Isodus leptognathus, Koinichthys, Myriolepis, Nematoptychius, Oxygnathus, Palaeoniscum, Palaeoniscus, Paraeurynotus, Rhadinoniscus, Semionotus brodei, Sixtelia, Strepheoschema, Suchonichthys, Tegeolepis, Trachelacanthus, Turfania, Turseodus, Wayaobulepis
Subtaxa: Cycloptychius bidens Cycloptychius carbonarius Cycloptychius concentricus Cycloptychius loocki
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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