†Nostolepis Pander 1856 (spiny fish)
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Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Climatiidae
Parent taxon: Climatiidae according to R. Denison 1979
See also Jordan 1963 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Brachyacanthus, Brochoadmones, Cheiracanthoides, Climatius, Erriwacanthus, Sabrinacanthus, Vernicomacanthus
Subtaxa: Nostolepis costata Nostolepis gracilis Nostolepis robusta Nostolepis striata
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of China (1 collection), Colombia (1), Estonia (2), France (1), Latvia (2), New Zealand (1), the Russian Federation (9), United States (7: Nevada)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories), China (4), Estonia (9), Sweden (1)
Total: 39 collections including 51 occurrences
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