†Gyroplacosteus Obrutschev 1930 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Arthrodira - Holonematidae
Parent taxon: Holonematidae according to R. Denison 1978
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Belemnacanthus, Deirosteus, Deveonema, Holonema, Megaloplax, Rhenonema, Tiaraspis, Tropidosteus
Subtaxa: Gyroplacosteus butovi Gyroplacosteus panderi Gyroplacosteus vialowi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Wietrznia Zone II (Devonian of Poland)
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