Dianolepis Chang 1965 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Bothriolepidiformes - Dianolepididae

Full reference: K. Chang. 1965. New antiarchs from the Middle Devonian of Yunnan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 9(2):1-14

Parent taxon: Dianolepididae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Denison 1978

Sister taxa: Jiangxilepis, Kirgisolepis, Tenizolepidinae, Wudinolepis

Subtaxa: Dianolepis liui

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Wuding, Haikou unit (Devonian of China)

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