Pholidophoretes Griffith 1977 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Full reference: J. Griffith. 1977. The Upper Triassic Fishes from Polzberg bei Lunz, Austria. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 60:1-93

Parent taxon: Pholidophoridae according to G. Arratia 2017

See also Arratia 2013, Griffith 1977 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Annaichthys, Archaeomaene, Ceneichthys, Ceramurus, Eopholidophorus, Knerichthys, Lombardichthys, Malingichthys, Neopholidophoropsis, Parapholidophorus, Pholidoctenus, Pholidolepis, Pholidophorinae, Pholidophoroides, Pholidophoropsis, Pholidophorus, Pseudopholidoctenus, Zambellichthys

Subtaxa: Pholidophoretes salvus

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Ecology: suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Polzberg bei Lunz (NHMW collection) (Triassic of Austria)

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