†Ctenurella gladbachensis Ørvig 1960 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Ptyctodontiformes - Ptyctodontidae
Full reference: T. Ørvig. 1960. New Finds of Acanthodians, Arthrodires, Crossopterygians, Ganoids and Dipnoans in the Upper Middle Devonian Calcareous Flags (Oberer Plattenkalk) of the Bergisch Gladbach-Paffrath Trough (Part 1). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 34(3):295-335
Belongs to Ctenurella according to Orvig 1960
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMNH P.4813. Its type locality is Heiligenstock Quarry, which is in a Givetian/Frasnian marine limestone/shale in the Oberer Plattenkalk Formation of Germany.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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