Osteichthyes - Osteolepiformes

Full reference: G. C. Young, J. A. Long, and A. Ritchie. 1992. Crossopterygian fishes from the Devonian of Antarctica: systematics, relationships and biogeographic significance. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 14:1-77

Belongs to Mahalalepis according to G. C. Young et al. 1992

See also Borgen and Nakrem 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CPC 27839, a partial skull (an incomplete fronto-ethmoidal shield). Its type locality is Young et al 1992 Devonian Fish Locality 8, which is in an Emsian/Givetian marine siltstone/shale in the Aztec Siltstone Formation of Antarctica.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Young et al 1992 Devonian Fish Locality 8

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.