Full reference: P. Bender. 2004. Late Permain Actinopterygii (palaeoniscid) fishes from the Beaufort Group, South Africa: biostratigraphic and biogeographic implications. Bulletin of the Council of Geosciences (South Africa) 135:1-84
Parent taxon: Actinopteri according to P. Bender 2004
Sister taxa: Aeduelliformes, Amphicentriformes, Anaglyphus, Angatubichthys, Bethesdaichthys, 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, Woodichthys
Subtaxa: Westlepis kempeni
Type: Westlepis kempeni
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Blourug farm (Permian of South Africa)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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