†Dictyopyge Egerton 1847 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Redfieldiidae
Alternative spelling: Dictyopype
Parent taxon: Redfieldiidae according to J. S. Nelson 2006
See also Hay 1902, Schaeffer and McDonald 1978 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Brookvalia, Cionichthys, Helichthys, Lasalichthys, Mauritanichthys, Redfieldius, Synorichthys
Subtaxa: Dictyopyge formosa Dictyopyge illustrans Dictyopyge macrurus Dictyopyge meekeri Dictyopyge robusta Dictyopyge symmetrica
Type: Catopterus macrurus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Australia (1 collection), South Africa (1), United States (6: Virginia)
Total: 8 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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