†order Sinolepiformes (armour-plated fish)
Parent taxon: Antiarchi according to R. van der Laan 2019
Sister taxa: Asterolepidiformes, Bothriolepidiformes, Liujiangolepidae, Macrodontophion, Macropetalichthyiformes, Minicranidae, Phymolepis, Pterichthyodid, Ptyctodontiformes, Silurolepidae, Xichonolepis, Yunnanolepidiformes, Zhanjilepis, Walterilepis, Hyrcanaspis, Jiangxilepididae, Yunnanolepidoidei, Bothriolepoidei
Subtaxa: Sinolepidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
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