Amazichthys Jobbins et al. 2022 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Selenosteidae

Full reference: M. Jobbins, M. Rücklin, H. G. Ferrón and C. Klug. 2022. A new selenosteid placoderm from the Late Devonian of the eastern Anti-Atlas (Morocco) with preserved body outline and its ecomorphology. 10(969158):1-20

Parent taxon: Selenosteidae according to M. Jobbins et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Alienacanthus, Draconichthys, Driscollaspis, Enseosteus, Gymnotrachelus, Microsteus, Pachyosteus, Paramylostoma, Rhinosteus, Selenosteus, Stenosteus, Walterosteus

Subtaxa: Amazichthys trinajsticae

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Type: Amazichthys trinajsticae

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Rich Bel Ras (Devonian of Morocco)

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