Holoptychius quebecensis Whiteaves 1889 (lobe-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Porolepidiformes - Holoptychiidae

Alternative combination: Glyptolepis quebecensis

Belongs to Holoptychius according to O. P. Hay 1902

See also Mondéjar‐Fernández et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Gyrolepis (Holoptychius) giganteus, Holoptychius americanus, Holoptychius bergmanni, Holoptychius filosus, Holoptychius flabellatus, Holoptychius flemingi, Holoptychius granulatus, Holoptychius hallii, Holoptychius hopkinsii, Holoptychius ishora, Holoptychius jarviki, Holoptychius latus, Holoptychius nobilissimus, Holoptychius pustulosus, Holoptychius scheii, Holoptychius serrulatus, Holoptychius taylori, Holoptychius tuberculatus

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Holoptychius quebecensis in the database

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