Phlyctaeniidae is an extinct family of placoderm arthrodire fishes that lived during the Devonian period, mainly in Norway and North America.
Classification
Order Arthrodira <small>Woodward, 1891</small>
- Phlyctaenioidei <small>Miles, 1973</small>
- Brachythoraci <small>Gross, 1932</small> - (includes the well-known Dunkleosteus, Dinichthys, etc.)
- Williamsaspididae <small>White, 1952</small>
- Groenlandaspididae <small>Obruchev, 1964</small>
- Arctolepididae <small>Heintz, 1937</small>
- Phlyctaeniidae <small>Fowler, 1947</small>
- Aggeraspis <small>Gross, 1962</small>
- Arctaspis <small>Heintz, 1929</small>
- Arctolepis? <small>Eastman, 1908</small> - (may instead belong to Arctolepididae)
- Barwickosteus <small>Young & Long, 2014</small>
- Cartieraspis <small>Pageau, 1969</small>
- Diadsomaspis <small>Gross, 1937</small>
- Dicksonosteus? <small>Goujet, 1975</small> - (may not belong to Phlyctaeniidae)
- Elegantaspis <small>Heintz, 1929</small> - (may instead belong to trilobite genus Kazakhius)
- Gaspeaspis <small>Pageau, 1969</small>
- Grifftaylor <small>Young & Long, 2014</small>
- Heintzosteus? <small>Goujet, 1984</small> - (may instead belong to Arctolepididae)
- Heterogaspis <small>Strand, 1932</small>
- Huginaspis <small>Heintz, 1929</small>
- Kolpaspis <small>Pageau, 1969</small>
- Kueichowlepis <small>Pan & Wang, 1975</small>
- Lyhoalepis <small>Janvier, Tông-Dzuy & Doàn Nhât, 1994</small>
- Neophlyctaenius <small>White, 1969</small>
- Pageauaspis <small>Denison, 1978</small>
- Phlyctaenius <small>Traquair, 1890</small>
- Prosphymaspis <small>Gross, 1937</small>
- Stipatosteus <small>Plax & Newman, 2020</small>
Phylogeny
Phlyctaeniidae's placement within Arthrodira can be shown in the cladogram below:
References