Bethesdaichthys Bender 2001 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes

Full reference: P. Bender. 2001. A new actinopterygian fish species from the Late Permian Beaufort Group, South Africa. Palaeontologia africana 37:25-40

Parent taxon: Actinopteri according to P. Bender 2001

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

Subtaxa: Bethesdaichthys kitchingi

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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