Aulacosteus Eichwald 1846 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Ptyctodontiformes - Ptyctodontidae

Parent taxon: Ptyctodontidae according to R. van der Laan 2019

Sister taxa: Acmoniodus, Chelyophorus, Ctenurella, Desmoporella, Eczematolepis, Goniosteus, Materpiscis, Palaeomylus, Ptyctodopsis, Ptyctodus, Ramphodus, Rhynchodus, Rinodus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Aulacosteus in the database

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