Osteichthyes - Dipnomorpha - Powichthyidae
Full reference: G. Clement and P. Janvier. 2004. Powichthys spitsbergensis sp. nov., a new member of the Dipnomorpha (Sarcopterygii, lobe-finned fishes) from the Lower Devonian of Spitsbergen, with remarks on basal dipnomorph anatomy. Fossils and Strata 50:92-112
Belongs to Powichthys according to G. Clement and P. Janvier 2004
Sister taxon: Powichthys thorsteinssoni
Type specimen: MNHN SVD 2156, a skull (anterior part of the skull with articulated palatal elements, left post-orbital and scales)
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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