Wayaobulepis Su 1999 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Full reference: D.-Z. Su. 1999. A new palaeoniscoid fish from the Upper Triassic of Zichang, northern Shaanxi. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 37(4):263-267

Parent taxon: Palaeoniscidae according to D.-Z. Su 1999

Sister taxa: Alvinichthys, Ambodipia, Apateolepis, Canobius, Carboveles, Cryphiolepis, Cycloptychius, Dicellopyge, Ferganiscus, Ganolepis, Gonatodus, Grygorichthys, Guizhouniscus, Gyrolepis, Holurus, Isodus, Isodus leptognathus, Koinichthys, Myriolepis, Nematoptychius, Oxygnathus, Palaeoniscum, Palaeoniscus, Paraeurynotus, Rhadinoniscus, Semionotus brodei, Sixtelia, Strepheoschema, Suchonichthys, Tegeolepis, Trachelacanthus, Turfania, Turseodus

Subtaxa: Wayaobulepis zichangensis

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Type: Wayaobulepis zichangensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Tuoerxiang, Zichang (Triassic of China)

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