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Extinct family of fishes
Phlyctaeniidae is an
extinct
family of
placoderm
arthrodire fishes that lived during the
Devonian period, mainly in
Norway and
North America.
Order
Arthrodira Woodward, 1891
-
Phlyctaenioidei Miles, 1973
-
Brachythoraci Gross, 1932 - (includes the well-known
Dunkleosteus,
Dinichthys, etc.)
-
Williamsaspididae White, 1952
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Groenlandaspididae Obruchev, 1964
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Arctolepididae Heintz, 1937
- Phlyctaeniidae Fowler, 1947
-
Aggeraspis Gross, 1962
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Arctaspis Heintz, 1929
-
Arctolepis? Eastman, 1908 - (may instead belong to
Arctolepididae)
-
Barwickosteus Young & Long, 2014
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Cartieraspis Pageau, 1969
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Diadsomaspis Gross, 1937
-
Dicksonosteus? Goujet, 1975 - (may not belong to Phlyctaeniidae)
-
Elegantaspis Heintz, 1929 - (may instead belong to
trilobite genus
Kazakhius)
-
Gaspeaspis Pageau, 1969
-
Grifftaylor Young & Long, 2014
-
Heintzosteus? Goujet, 1984 - (may instead belong to
Arctolepididae)
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Heterogaspis Strand, 1932
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Huginaspis Heintz, 1929
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Kolpaspis Pageau, 1969
-
Kueichowlepis Pan & Wang, 1975
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Lyhoalepis Janvier, Tông-Dzuy & Doàn Nhât, 1994
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Neophlyctaenius White, 1969
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Pageauaspis Denison, 1978
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Phlyctaenius Traquair, 1890
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Prosphymaspis Gross, 1937
-
Stipatosteus Plax & Newman, 2020
Phlyctaeniidae's placement within
Arthrodira can be shown in the
cladogram below:
[1]
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Actinolepidoidei
Phlyctaeniina
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