Bothriolepidoidei is a suborder of
antiarch placoderm fishes. The group is considered
paraphyletic
In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa ...
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Taxonomy
The cladogram is taken from Bothriolepid antiarchs (Vertebrata, Placodermi) from the Devonian of the north-western part of the East European Platform.
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Microbrachius''
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Wudinolepis''
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Dianolepis
Antiarchi ("opposite anus") is an order of heavily armored placoderms. The antiarchs form the second-most successful group of placoderms after the arthrodires in terms of numbers of species and range of environments. The order's name was coi ...
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Jiangxilepis
Antiarchi ("opposite anus") is an order of heavily armored placoderms. The antiarchs form the second-most successful group of placoderms after the arthrodires in terms of numbers of species and range of environments. The order's name was coi ...
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Kirgisolepis''
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Tenizolepis''
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Monarolepis
Antiarchi ("opposite anus") is an order of heavily armored placoderms. The antiarchs form the second-most successful group of placoderms after the arthrodires in terms of numbers of species and range of environments. The order's name was coi ...
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Bothriolepis''
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Grossilepis
Antiarchi ("opposite anus") is an order of heavily armored placoderms. The antiarchs form the second-most successful group of placoderms after the arthrodires in terms of numbers of species and range of environments. The order's name was coi ...
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Vietnamaspis''
Genera
Bothriolepis
Bothriolepis is a well-known, widespread genus, known worldwide, except South America. It lived in freshwater, as well as marine environments. It was a benthic detritivore.
Dianolepis
Dianolepis is from the Middle Devonian of China.
Grossilepis
Grossilepis is the sister taxa to the better-known Bothriolepis.
Hohsienolepis
Houershanospis
Jiangxilepis
Microbrachius
Monarolepis
Monarolepis is from the Middle Devonian of Australia,
Tenizolepis
Vietnamaspis
Wudinolepis
Wufengshania
Wufengshania was a bothriolepidid that lived in Yunnan, China, during the Emsian.
References
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Antiarchi