Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae
Alternative combinations: Palaeoniscum macropthalmus, Palaeoniscus macropthalmus
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (5me livraison) 85-200
Belongs to Palaeoniscum according to K. E. Mickle 2017
See also Agassiz 1835, Howse 1848, King 1850 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Palaeoniscum antipodeus, Palaeoniscum antiquum, Palaeoniscum bainii, Palaeoniscum capensis, Palaeoniscum crassus, Palaeoniscum daedalium, Palaeoniscum devonicum, Palaeoniscum elegans, Palaeoniscum freieslebeni, Palaeoniscum kasanense, Palaeoniscum katholitzkianus, Palaeoniscum kurtum, Palaeoniscum moravicus, Palaeoniscum reticulatum, Palaeoniscum scutigerum
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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