Phlyctaenius Traquair 1890 (armour-plated fish)

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

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Campbellton [Gaspé Sandstone] (Devonian of New Brunswick)

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