Silurolepis Zhang et al. 2010 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Silurolepidae

Full reference: G.-R. Zhang, S.-T. Wang, J.-Q. Wang, N.-Z. Wang, and M. Zhua. 2010. A basal antiarch (placoderm fish) from the Silurian of Qujing, Yunnan, China . Palaeoworld 19:129-135

Parent taxon: Silurolepidae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Zhang et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Silurolepis platydorsalis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Qujing (Silurian of China)

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