†family Pterichthyodidae StensiÓ§ 1948 (armour-plated fish)
Placodermi - Euantiarcha - Pterichthyodidae
Parent taxon: Asterolepidoidei according to D. Plax and E. Luksevics 2023
See also van der Laan 2019
Sister taxa: Asperaspis, Colombialepis, Hunanolepis, Merimbulaspis, Nawagiaspis, Venezuelepis
Subtaxa: Byssacanthus Cornaspis Gerdalepis Grossaspis Pterichthyodes Pterichthys Sherbonaspis Wurungulepis
Type: Pterichthys
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (2 collections), Belarus (5), Estonia (7), Germany (4), Kazakhstan (1), Latvia (5), the United Kingdom (7)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence