†family Dianolepididae Long 1983 (armour-plated fish)
Placodermi - Bothriolepidiformes - Dianolepididae
Synonyms: Jiangxilepidae Zhang and Liu 1991, Wudinolepidae Chang 1965
Full reference: J. Long. 1983. New bothriolepid fish from the Late Devonian of Victoria, Australia. Palaeontology 26:295-320
Parent taxon: Bothriolepidiformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Long 1983
Sister taxa: Bothriolepididae, Microbrachiidae, Tubalepididae
Subtaxa: Dianolepis Jiangxilepis Kirgisolepis Tenizolepidinae Wudinolepis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of China (3 collections), Kyrgyzstan (1)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences