†family Macropetalichthyidae Eastman 1898 (armour-plated fish)
Placodermi - Macropetalichthyiformes - Macropetalichthyidae
Synonym: Heintzaspidae Strand 1942
Parent taxon: Macropetalichthyiformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Denison 1975, Denison 1978, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963 and Obruchev 1964
Sister taxon: Quasipetalichthyidae
Subtaxa: Acanthaspis Ellopetalichthys Epipetalichthys Guangxipetalichthys Heintzaspis Lunaspis Macropetalichthys Notopetalichthys Pampetalichthys Sinopetalichthys Wijdeaspis
Type: Macropetalichthys
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (3 collections), Canada (1: Nunavut), China (5), Germany (2), the Russian Federation (2), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (5: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio)
Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences