Phlyctaeniidae
Phlyctaeniidae is an extinct family of placoderm fishes that lived during the Devonian period, mainly in Norway and North America.
| Phlyctaeniidae Temporal range: Devonian | |
|---|---|
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| Artist's reconstruction of the Phlyctaeniid placoderm Dicksonosteus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Arthrodira |
| Family: | †Phlyctaeniidae |
| Genus: | †Dicksonosteus |
| Genera | |
Phylogeny
ORDER ARTHRODIRA
- Infraorder Actinolepina
- Family Actinolepidae
- Suborder Phlyctaenioidei
- Family Holonematidae
- Infraorder Phlyctaeniina
- Family Groenlandaspididae
- Family Phlyctaeniidae
References
Henry Weed Fowler (1947). New taxonomic names of fish-like vertebrates.
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