†Atherstonia Woodward 1889 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 263365
Parent taxon: Palaeoniscidae according to F. Takai 1976
Sister taxa: Acrorhabdus, Ambodipia, Apateolepis, Canobius, Cheirolepis, Coccocephalus, Cryphiolepis, Cycloptychius, Eurylepidoides, Ferganiscus, Glaucolepis, Gonatodus, Guizhouniscus, Gyrolepis, Haplolepis, Holurus, Howqualepis, Isodus, Isodus leptognathus, Koinichthys, Mesopoma, Myriolepis, Nematoptychius, Oxygnathus, Palaeoniscum, Palaeoniscus, Phanerosteon, Progyrolepis, Rhadinichthys, Semionotus brodei, Sixtelia, Tegeolepis, Trachelacanthus, Turfania, Turseodus, Wayaobulepis
Subtaxa: Atherstonia madagascariensis, Atherstonia scutata
Ecology: nektonic carnivore