Homostius manitobensis Okulitch 1944 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Homostiidae

Full reference: V. Okulitch. 1944. A New Dinichthys from the Devonian of Manitoba. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada 38:65-69

Belongs to Homostius according to Okulitch 1944

Sister taxa: Homosteus milleri, Homostius arcticus, Homostius formosissimus, Homostius kochi, Homostius latus, Homostius sulcatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Spearhill Quarry (Devonian of Manitoba)

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