†Turfania vartus Wang 1979 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae
Full reference: C. Wang. 1979. A New Paleoniscid Turfania vartus, from the Upper Permian of Sinkiang, China. Ann. Paleontologie (Vertebrates) 65:1-27
Belongs to Turfania according to C. Wang 1979
Sister taxon: Turfania taoshuyuanensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Liudaowan, Urumqi (Permian of China)
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