Tegeolepis Miller 1892 (ray-finned fish)

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

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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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