Osteichthyes - Dwykiidae

Full reference: B. G. Gardiner. 1969. New palaeoniscoid fish from the Witteberg series of South Africa. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 48(4):423-452

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

See also Gardiner 1969

Sister taxa: Aeduelliformes, Amphicentriformes, Anaglyphus, Angatubichthys, Bethesdaichthys, Blourugia, Discordichthyiformes, Docopteri, Frederichthys, Inichthyidae, Kenderlichthyidae, Kompasia, Lanarkichthys, Limnomis, Lysopteri, Melanecta, Merospondyli, Mesichthyes, Moythomasia, Nematoptychiidae, Palaeobergiidae, Palaeophoxinus, Paphosisciformes, Phthinobranchii, Plectospondyli, Pseudohaplolepis, Scanilepidiformes, Tarrasiidae, Teleosteomorpha, Westlepis, Woodichthys

Subtaxa: Dwykia

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Type: Dwykia

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Soetendalsvlei (Carboniferous of South Africa)

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