Myriolepis Egerton 1864 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Parent taxon: Palaeoniscidae according to A. S. Woodward 1890

See also Woodward 1891

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

Subtaxa: Myriolepis clarkei Myriolepis hibernica Myriolepis latus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Argentina (1 collection), Australia (2)

• Carboniferous of Ireland (1)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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