Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae
Alternative combinations: Palaeoniscus elegans, Palaeothrissum elegans
Belongs to Palaeoniscum according to K. E. Mickle 2017
See also Agassiz 1833, Agassiz 1834, Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1836, Howse 1848, King 1850 and M'Coy 1855
Sister taxa: Palaeoniscum antipodeus, Palaeoniscum antiquum, Palaeoniscum bainii, Palaeoniscum capensis, Palaeoniscum crassus, Palaeoniscum daedalium, Palaeoniscum devonicum, Palaeoniscum freieslebeni, Palaeoniscum kasanense, Palaeoniscum katholitzkianus, Palaeoniscum kurtum, Palaeoniscum macrophthalmus, Palaeoniscum moravicus, Palaeoniscum reticulatum, Palaeoniscum scutigerum
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of the United Kingdom (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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