Palaeacanthaspis Brotzen 1934 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Acanthothoraci - Palaeacanthaspidae

Parent taxon: Palaeacanthaspidae according to R. Denison 1978

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Dobrowlania, Kimaspis, Kolymaspis, Kosoraspis, Radotina, Romundina

Subtaxa: Palaeacanthaspis vasta

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeacanthaspis in the database

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