Bothriolepidoidei

Bothriolepidoidei; Temporal range: Emsian to Famennian
	Bothriolepis, a member of the family Bothriolepididae
	Wufengshania, from the same family.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Placodermi
Order:	†Antiarchi
Clade:	†Euantiarcha
Suborder:	†Bothriolepidoidei; Miles, 1968
Genera
	†Bothriolepis; †Dianolepis; †Grossilepis; †Hohsienolepis; †Houershanospis; †Jiangxilepis; †Microbrachius; †Monarolepis; †Tenizolepis; †Vietnamaspis; †Wudinolepis; †Wufengshania;

Bothriolepidoidei is a suborder of antiarch placoderm fishes. The group is considered paraphyletic.[1]

Taxonomy

The cladogram is taken from Bothriolepid antiarchs (Vertebrata, Placodermi) from the Devonian of the north-western part of the East European Platform.[2]

Bothriolepidoidei

	Microbrachius

	Wudinolepis

	Dianolepis

	Jiangxilepis

	Kirgisolepis

	Tenizolepis

Monarolepis

	Bothriolepis

	Grossilepis

	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

"The Phylogeny of the Antiarcha (Placodermi, Pisces), with the description of Early Devonian antiarchs from Qujing, Yunnan, China - Scientific Publications of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris". Sciencepress.mnhn.fr. 1996-08-01. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
"Bothriolepid antiarchs (Vertebrata, Placodermi) from the Devonian of the north-western part of the East European Platform" (PDF). Ingemmet. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

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[1] "The Phylogeny of the Antiarcha (Placodermi, Pisces), with the description of Early Devonian antiarchs from Qujing, Yunnan, China - Scientific Publications of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris". Sciencepress.mnhn.fr. 1996-08-01. Retrieved 2023-02-02.

[2] "Bothriolepid antiarchs (Vertebrata, Placodermi) from the Devonian of the north-western part of the East European Platform" (PDF). Ingemmet. Retrieved 2 February 2023.