<==o †Climatiidae Berg, 1940 |--o †Brachyacanthus Egerton, 1860, L. Dev. Eu. | `-- †B. scutiger |--o †Cheiracanthoides Wells, 1944 [Helolepis] M. Dev. NA. | |-- †C. comptus Wells, 1944 | |-- †C. proprius Valiukevicius, 1985 | |-- †C. rarus Valiukevicius, 1994 | |-- †C. borealis Valiukevicius, 1994 | |-- †C. estonicus Valiukevicius, 1998 | |-- †C. nativus Valiukevicius, 1998 | |-- †C. planus Valiukevicius, 1998 | |-- †C. wangi Burrow et al., 2000 | |-- †C. dolosus Burrow et al., 2000 | `-- †C. mosolovicus Valiukevicius, 2003 |--o †Climatius Agassiz, 1845, U. Sil. L. Dev. Eu. NA. EEu. | `-- †C. reticulatus Agassiz, 1845 |-- †Eiffellepis werneri Vieth-Schreiner, 1983; M.Dev. Eu. |-- †Erriwacanthus Ørvik, 1967, U. Sil. Eu. L. Dev. EEu. |-- †Latviacanthus ventspilsensis Schultze & Zidek, 1982; L. Dev. EEu. |?-o †Nodacosta Gross, 1940; L.Dev. WNAm., L.-M.Dev. EEu. | |-- †N. pauli Gross, 1940 | |?- ?†N. gemuendensis (Gross, 1933) | `-- †N. denisoni Burrow, 2007 |--o †Nostolepis Pander, 1856 sensu Valiukevičius & Burrow, 2005 [Dendracanthus; Diplacanthoides; Dontacanthus; Rhabdiodus] U. Sil. L. Dev. Eu. EEu. Gr. Spits. | |-- †N. alta Märss, 1986 | |-- †N. amplifica Valiukevičius, 2003 | |-- †N. consueta Valiukevičius, 2003 | |-- †N. costata Goujet, 1976 | |-- †N. decora Valiukevičius, 2003 | |-- †N. guangxiensis Wang, 1992 | |-- †N. gracilis Gross, 1971 | |-- †N. kernavensis Valiukevičius, 1985 | |-- †N. kozhymica Valiukevičius, 2003 | |-- †N. linleyensis C. G. Miller & Märss, 1999 | |-- †N. magnicostata Valiukevičius, 2003 | |-- †N. minima Valiukevičius, 1994 | |-- †N. musca Valiukevičius, 2003 | |-- †N. parathleta Valiukevičius, 2003 | |-- †N. striata Pander, 1856 [type] | |-- †N. taimyrica Valiukevičius, 1994 | `-- †N. terraborea Valiukevičius, 2003 |?-o †“Nostolepis” Pander, 1856 | |-- †“N.” alifera | |-- †“N.” elegans | |-- †“N.” robusta | `--+-- †“N.” arctica Vieth, 1980 | `-- †“N.” fragilis Valiukevičius, 2003 |?-o †Nostolepoides Burrow, 1997 | |-- †N. platymarginata Burrow, 1997 | `?- ?†N. mingyinensis Wang, 2003 |--o †Parexus Agassiz, 1845, L. Dev. Eu. | |-- †P. recurvus | `-- †P. falcatus |--o †Pruemolepis M. Dev. Eu. | `-- †P. wellsi |--o †Ptomacanthus Miles, 1973, L. Dev. Eu. EEu. | `-- †P. angelicus |-- †Sabrinacanthus L. Dev. Eu. |-- †Sevyacanthus elliotti Burrow, 2007; L.Dev. WNAm. |?-o †Tareyacanthus Valiukevičius, 1994 | |-- †T. magnificus Valiukevičius, 1994 | `-- †T. dissectus Valiukevičius, 1998 |--o †Vernicomacanthus Miles, 1973, L. Dev. Eu. | |-- †V. uncinatus | `-- †V. waynensis |?- †Watsonacanthus Valiukevičius, 1979 `-- †Wetteldorfia triangula Vieth-Schreiner, 1983; M.Dev. Eu.
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