Ateleaspis Traquair 1899 (vertebrate)

Osteostraci - Cephalaspidiformes - Ateleaspididae

Alternative spelling: Atelaspis

Synonym: Aceraspis Kiaer 1911

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

See also Gardiner 1966, Long 2011, Novack-Gottshall 2025, Sansom 2009, Sepkoski 2002 and Tinn and Märss 2018

Sister taxa: Ateleaspidinae, Hemicyclaspis, Hirella

Subtaxa: Aceraspis robusta Ateleaspis robusta Ateleaspis tessellata

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Norway (4 collections), the United Kingdom (5)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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