Rhynchodus occidentalis Newberry 1878 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Ptyctodontiformes - Ptyctodontidae

Belongs to Rhynchodus according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Rhynchodus excavatus, Rhynchodus eximius, Rhynchodus major, Rhynchodus marginalis, Rhynchodus ornatus, Rhynchodus pertenuis, Rhynchodus rostratus, Rhynchodus secans, Rhynchodus telleri, Rhynchodus tetrodon, Rhynchodus wildungensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Rhynchodus occidentalis in the database

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