Heightingtonaspis White 1969 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Actinolepidae

Parent taxon: Actinolepidae according to D. L. Dineley and S. J. Metcalfe 1999

See also Denison 1978

Sister taxa: Actinolepis, Aethaspis, Ailuracantha, Aleosteus, Anarthraspis, Baringaspis, Bollandaspis, Bryantolepis, Kujdanowiaspis, Lataspis, Lehmanosteus, Mediaspis, Proaethaspis, Sigaspis, Simblaspis, Stuertzaspis, Szelepis

Subtaxa: Heightingtonaspis anglica Heightingtonaspis clarkei Heightingtonaspis willsi

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (1: Maine)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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