Acanthaspis Newberry 1875 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Macropetalichthyiformes - Macropetalichthyidae

Parent taxon: Macropetalichthyidae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Hay 1902 and Jordan 1963

Sister taxa: Ellopetalichthys, Epipetalichthys, Guangxipetalichthys, Heintzaspis, Lunaspis, Macropetalichthys, Notopetalichthys, Pampetalichthys, Sinopetalichthys, Wijdeaspis

Subtaxa: Acanthaspis arctica

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acanthaspis in the database

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