Ningxialepis Jia et al. 2010 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Jiangxilepididae

Full reference: L. Jia, M. Zhu, and W. Zhao. 2010. A new antiarch fish from the Upper Devonian Zhongning Formation of Ningxia, China. Palaeoworld 19(1-2):136-145

Parent taxon: Jiangxilepididae according to L. Jia et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Ningxialepis spinosa

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry at Shixiagou (Devonian of China)

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