†Acanthaspis Newberry 1875 (armour-plated fish)
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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
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acanthaspis in the database
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