Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae
Synonym: Actinophorus Newberry 1888
Parent taxon: Palaeoniscidae according to O. P. Hay 1902
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alvinichthys, Ambodipia, Apateolepis, Canobius, Carboveles, Cryphiolepis, Cycloptychius, Dicellopyge, Ferganiscus, Ganolepis, Gonatodus, Grygorichthys, Guizhouniscus, Gyrolepis, Holurus, Isodus, Isodus leptognathus, Koinichthys, Myriolepis, Nematoptychius, Oxygnathus, Palaeoniscum, Palaeoniscus, Paraeurynotus, Rhadinoniscus, Semionotus brodei, Sixtelia, Strepheoschema, Suchonichthys, Trachelacanthus, Turfania, Turseodus, Wayaobulepis
Subtaxa: Tegeolepis clarki Tegeolepis clarkii
Type: Actinophorus clarkii
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (3: Ohio collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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