†Phlyctaenius Traquair 1890 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Phlyctaeniidae
Full reference: R. H. Traquair. 1890. Note on Phlyctænius , a New Genus of Coccosteidæ. Geological Magazine 7(3):144-144
Parent taxon: Phlyctaeniidae according to R. Denison 1978
See also Hay 1902 and Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Aggeraspis, Barwickosteus, Cartieraspis, Diadsomaspis, Dicksonosteus, Gaspeaspis, Grifftaylor, Heterogaspis, Huginaspis, Jaekelaspis, Kolpaspis, Neophlyctaenius, Pageauaspis, Phlyctaenaspis, Prosphymaspis, Williamsaspis
Subtaxa: Phlyctaenius acadica Phlyctaenius fulgens
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Campbellton [Gaspé Sandstone] (Devonian of New Brunswick)
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