Placodermi - Actinolepidiformes - Actinolepididae
Alternative spelling: Actinolepidae
Parent taxon: Actinolepidiformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Denison 1975, Denison 1978, Denison 1984 and Dineley and Metcalfe 1999
Sister taxa: Antarctaspididae, Gavinaspididae, Kujdanowiaspididae, Phyllolepidae, Wuttagoonaspididae
Subtaxa: Actinolepis Aethaspis Ailuracantha Aleosteus Anarthraspis Baringaspis Bollandaspis Bryantolepis Heightingtonaspis Lataspis Lehmanosteus Proaethaspis Sigaspis Simblaspis Stuertzaspis Szelepis
Distribution:
• Devonian of Belarus (5 collections), Belgium (1), Canada (3: Nunavut), China (2), Estonia (6), Germany (2), Latvia (7), New Zealand (1), Norway (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (7: Maine, Nevada, Ohio, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 37 collections including 48 occurrences