Synonym: Sphenophorus Newberry 1889 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Placodermi according to R. Denison 1978
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthothoraci, Acanthothoraciformes, Antiarcha, Antiarchiformes, Arthrodira, Asiacanthus, Austroptyctodus, Brindabellaspida, Campbellodus, Changyonophyton, Coccostei, Coelosteichthys, Deinodus, Hybosteus, Neopetalichthys, Nessariostoma, Petalichthida, Petalichthyida, Petalichthyida, Phyllolepida, Pseudopetalichthyida, Pseudopetalichthyiformes, Ptychostei, Ptyctodontida, Rhenanida, Rhenaniformes, Sedowichthys, Stensioellida, Tollichthys, Yunnanacanthus
Subtaxa: Oestophorus lilleyi
Type: Oestophorus lilleyi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Oestophorus in the database
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