Dinichthyloidea
Dinichthyloidea | |
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reconstruction of Selenosteus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | †Placodermi |
Order: | †Arthrodira |
Infraorder: | †Coccosteina |
Superfamily: | †Dinichthyloidea Newberry, 1885 |
Families | |
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The Dinichthyloidea is an extinct superfamily of placoderms, armored fish most diverse during the Devonian. They contain numerous extremely large species, such as Titanichthys, presumed to be a planktivore, the apex predator Dinichthys, as well as numerous other genera of diverse size and habits, such as the tiny Rhachiosteus, the superficially tuna-like Bungartius, and the selenosteids and .
Systematics[]
- Basal genus Erromenosteus
- Family Dinichthyidae
- Family
- Family Rhachiosteidae
- Family
- Family Titanichthyidae
- Family
- Family Selenosteidae
- Family
References[]
Categories:
- Arthrodires
- Vertebrate superfamilies
- Placoderm stubs