Kenichthys Chang and Zhu 1993 (lobe-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Tetrapodomorpha

Full reference: M.-M. Chang and M. Zhu. 1993. A new Middle Devonian osteolepidid from Qujing, Yunnan. Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 15:183-198

Parent taxon: Tetrapodomorpha according to M. Zhu and P. E. Ahlberg 2004

See also Chang and Zhu 1993

Sister taxa: Cricodus, Densignathus, Elginerpetidae, Elginerpetontidae, Elpistostegalia, Eotetrapodiformes, Gogonasus, Harajicadectes, Hynerpeton, Ichthyostegidae, Jakubsonia, Livoniana, Metaxygnathus, Owensia, Sinostega, Spodichthys, Tetrapoda, Tulerpetidae, Tungsenia, Ventastega

Subtaxa: Kenichthys campbelli

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), China (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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