Actinopteri - Kyphosichthyiformes - Kyphosichthyidae
Full reference: G. H. Xu and F. X. Wu. 2012. A deep-bodied ginglymodian fish from the Middle Triassic of eastern Yunnan Province, China, and the phylogeny of lower neopterygians. Chinese Science Bulletin 57(1):111-118
Belongs to Kyphosichthys according to Z. Y. Sun and P. G. Ni 2017
See also Xu and Wu 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V10108, a skeleton (complete specimen). Its type locality is Luoping biota (IVPP collection), which is in a Pelsonian carbonate lime mudstone in the Guanling Formation of China.
Ecology: nektobenthic durophage
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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