Ptyctodus compressus Eastman 1898 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Ptyctodontiformes - Ptyctodontidae

Belongs to Ptyctodus according to R. Denison 1978

See also Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Ptyctodus bradyi, Ptyctodus calceolus, Ptyctodus czarnockii, Ptyctodus eastmani, Ptyctodus ferox, Ptyctodus howlandi, Ptyctodus kielcensis, Ptyctodus major, Ptyctodus molaris, Ptyctodus obliquus, Ptyctodus panderi, Ptyctodus punctatus, Ptyctodus reimanni, Ptyctodus sibericus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ptyctodus compressus in the database

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