Biology:Bothriolepidoidei

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Bothriolepidoidei
Temporal range: Emsian to Famennian 407.6–358.9 Ma
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Bothriolepis, a member of the family Bothriolepididae
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Wufengshania, from the same family.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Antiarchi
Clade: Euantiarcha
Suborder: Bothriolepidoidei
Miles, 1968
Genera

Bothriolepidoidei is a suborder of antiarch placoderm fishes. The group is considered paraphyletic.[1]

Taxonomy

The cladogram is taken from Bothriolepid antiarchs (Vertebrata, Placodermi) from the Devonian of the north-western part of the East European Platform.[2]

Bothriolepidoidei

Microbrachius

Wudinolepis

Dianolepis

Jiangxilepis

Kirgisolepis

Tenizolepis

Monarolepis

Bothriolepis

Grossilepis

Vietnamaspis

Genera

Bothriolepis

Bothriolepis is a well-known, widespread genus, known worldwide, except South America. It lived in freshwater, as well as marine environments. It was a benthic detritivore.

Dianolepis

Dianolepis is from the Middle Devonian of China.

Grossilepis

Grossilepis is the sister taxa to the better-known Bothriolepis.

Hohsienolepis

Houershanospis

Jiangxilepis

Microbrachius

Monarolepis

Monarolepis is from the Middle Devonian of Australia,

Tenizolepis

Vietnamaspis

Wudinolepis

Wufengshania

Wufengshania was a bothriolepidid that lived in Yunnan, China, during the Emsian.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q116620531 entry