Limanichthys Challands et al. 2019 (lungfish)

Osteichthyes - Dipnomorpha

Full reference: T. J. Challands, T. R. Smithson, J. A. Clack, C. E. Bennett, J. E. A. Marshall, S. M. Wallace-Johnson, and H. Hill. 2019. A lungfish survivor of the end-Devonian extinction and an Early Carboniferous dipnoan radiation. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Parent taxon: Dipnoi according to T. J. Challands et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Adelargo, Amadeodipterus, Apatorhynchus, Ballagadus, Cathlorhynchus, Celsiodon, Ceratodonti, Ceratodontidae, Ceratodontiformes, Ceratodontoidei, Chirodipteroidea, Coccovedus, Ctenodontiformes, Ctenodontoidei, Ctenodus, Devonosteus, Diabolepidiformes, Dianodipterus, Dipnoiformes, Dipnorhynchiformes, Dipnorhynchina, Dipnorhynchoidei, Dipteri, Dipterida, Dipteriformes, Dipteroidei, Dongshanodus, Ferganoceratodus, Gnathorhizidae, Gosfordia, Harajicadipterus, Holodipterida, Jessenia, Megapleuron, Melanognathus, Neoceratodontidae, Nielsenia, Occludus, Oervigia, Persephonichthys, Pinnalongus, Powichthyidae, Proceratodus, Protopteri, Ptychoceratodontidae, Sagenodontidae, Sinodipterus, Sirenoidei, Speonesydrionina, Speonysedrion, Synthetodus, Tarachomylax, Uranolophina, Uronemoidei, Westollrhynchus, Xylognathus, Youngolepididae

Subtaxa: Limanichthys fraseri

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Burnmouth Limanichthys type locality (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

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