Nematoptychius Traquair 1875 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Parent taxon: Palaeoniscidae according to A. S. Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Alvinichthys, Ambodipia, Apateolepis, Canobius, Carboveles, Cryphiolepis, Cycloptychius, Dicellopyge, Ferganiscus, Ganolepis, Gonatodus, Grygorichthys, Guizhouniscus, Gyrolepis, Holurus, Isodus, Isodus leptognathus, Koinichthys, Myriolepis, Oxygnathus, Palaeoniscum, Palaeoniscus, Paraeurynotus, Rhadinoniscus, Semionotus brodei, Sixtelia, Strepheoschema, Suchonichthys, Tegeolepis, Trachelacanthus, Turfania, Turseodus, Wayaobulepis

Subtaxa: Nematoptychius greenocki

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (33 collections), United States (1: Scotland)

Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence

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