Phlyctaenius Traquair 1890 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Phlyctaeniidae

Parent taxon: Phlyctaeniidae according to R. Denison 1978

See also Hay 1902 and Jordan 1963

Sister taxa: Aggeraspis, Arctaspis, Arctolepis, Barwickosteus, Cartieraspis, Diadsomaspis, Dicksonosteus, Gaspeaspis, Grifftaylor, Heterogaspis, Huginaspis, Kolpaspis, Neophlyctaenius, Pageauaspis, Prosphymaspis

Subtaxa: Phlyctaenius acadicus Phlyctaenius fulgens

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Phlyctaenius in the database

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