†order Pholidopleuriformes (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Pholidopleuriformes
Parent taxon: Chondrostei according to J. A. Long 2011
See also Nelson et al. 2016 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acipenseriformes, Asterodontidae, Cheirolepiformes, Chondrosteiformes, Dictyopygidae, Diphyodontidae, Guidayichthyiformes, Luganoiiformes, Neochallaia, Phanerorhynchiformes, Polyodonti, Ptycholepiformes, Saurichthyiformes, Sturii
Subtaxa: Gracilignathichthys Pholidopleuridae
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), Greenland (7), Italy (8), Madagascar (6), the Russian Federation (1), Switzerland (5), United States (3: Arizona)
• Permian of Greenland (1)
Total: 32 collections including 44 occurrences