Phlyctaeniidae
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Phlyctaeniidae is an extinct family of placoderm arthrodire fishes that lived during the Devonian period, mainly in Norway and North America.
Classification
Order Arthrodira Woodward, 1891
- Phlyctaenioidei Miles, 1973 Brachythoraci Gross, 1932 - (includes the well-known Dunkleosteus, Dinichthys, etc.) Williamsaspididae White, 1952 Groenlandaspididae Obruchev, 1964 Arctolepididae Heintz, 1937 Phlyctaeniidae Fowler, 1947 Aggeraspis Gross, 1962 Arctaspis Heintz, 1929 Arctolepis? Eastman, 1908 - (may instead belong to Arctolepididae) Barwickosteus Young & Long, 2014 Cartieraspis Pageau, 1969 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) Heterogaspis Strand, 1932 Huginaspis Heintz, 1929 Kolpaspis Pageau, 1969 Kueichowlepis Pan & Wang, 1975 Lyhoalepis Janvier, Tông-Dzuy & Doàn Nhât, 1994 Neophlyctaenius White, 1969 Pageauaspis Denison, 1978 Phlyctaenius Traquair, 1890 Prosphymaspis Gross, 1937 Stipatosteus Plax & Newman, 2020
Phylogeny
Phlyctaeniidae's placement within Arthrodira can be shown in the cladogram below: