†Bulbocanthus Bryant 1932 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Ptyctodontida - Ptyctodontidae
Full reference: W. L. Bryant. 1932. Lower Devonian Fishes of Bear Tooth Butte, Wyoming. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 71(5):225-254
Parent taxon: Ptyctodontidae according to W. L. Bryant 1932
Sister taxa: Acmoniodus, Chelyophorus, Ctenurella, Desmoporella, Eczematolepis, Goniosteus, Palaeomylus, Ptyctodopsis, Ptyctodus, Ramphodus, Rhynchodus, Rinodus
Subtaxa: Bulbocanthus rugosus
Type: Bulbocanthus rugosus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Beartooth Butte 2 (Devonian of Wyoming)
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