†order Pseudopetalichthyiformes (armour-plated fish)
Placodermi - Pseudopetalichthyiformes
Parent taxon: Placodermi according to R. van der Laan 2019
Sister taxa: Acanthothoraci, Acanthothoraciformes, Antiarchi, Arthrodira, Asiacanthus, Austroptyctodus, Bianchengichthys, Brindabellaspida, Campbellodus, Changyonophyton, Coccostei, Coelosteichthys, Cratoselachiidae, Deinodus, Entelognathus, Hybosteus, Neopetalichthys, Nessariostoma, Oestophorus, Petalichthida, Petalichthyida, Petalichthyida, Pseudopetalichthyida, Ptychostei, Ptyctodontida, Rhenanida, Rhenaniformes, Sedowichthys, Stensioelliformes, Tollichthys, Wangolepis, Yunnanacanthus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence