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Extinct genus of fishes

Duffichthys
Temporal range: Late Devonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Class: Porolepimorpha
Order: Porolepiformes
Genus: Duffichthys
Ahlberg, 1992
Type species
Duffichthys mirabilis
Ahlberg, 1992

Duffichthys is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Late Devonian period. Fossils have been found at the locality of Scat Craig, Scotland.

References

  1. Ahlberg, P. E., 1992: A new holoptychiid porolepiform fish from the Upper Frasnian of Elgin, Scotland. Palaeontology, 35. 813-828.
Dipnomorpha
Gnathostomata
Dipnomorpha
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Dipnomorpha
Dipnomorpha
Porolepiformes
Dipnoi
Uranolophidae
Dipnorhynchidae
Stomiahykidae
Chirodipteridae
Holodontidae
Dipteridae
Fleurantiidae
Rhynchodipteridae
Phaneropleuridae
Uronemidae
Ceratodontoidei
Neoceratodontidae
Ceratodontidae
Gnathorhizidae
Lepidosirenidae
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Lepidosiren paradoxa
Taxon identifiers
Duffichthys


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