Cavanosteus australis McCoy 1876 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Homostiidae

Alternative combinations: Asterolepis ornata australis, Phlyctaenaspis australis

Belongs to Cavanosteus according to G. C. Young 2004

See also Young 1979

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Phlyctaenaspis australis confertituberculata

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Type specimen: NMP 1272

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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