Ponerichthys Miller 1892 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae

Parent taxon: Coccosteidae according to D. S. Jordan 1963

See also Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Agassichthys, Anomalichthys, Aspidophorus, Asteroplax, Belgiosteus, Brachydirus, Clarkeosteus, Coccosteinae, Coccosteus, Dickosteus, Eldenosteus, Lispognathus, Livosteus, Millerosteus, Phlyctaenaspis, Physichthys, Plourdosteus, Siphonodus, Watsonosteus, Woodwardosteus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ponerichthys in the database

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