Osteichthyes - Porolepidiformes - Holoptychiidae
True authorship of this species appears unknown (Cloutier and Schultze 1996 listed all, then known, species of Holoptychius with authorship stated for all species but this one).
Belongs to Holoptychius according to Cloutier and Schultze 1996
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 quebecensis, Holoptychius scheii, Holoptychius serrulatus, Holoptychius tuberculatus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Holoptychius taylori in the database
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