Actinolepis Agassiz 1845 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Actinolepidae

Parent taxon: Actinolepidae according to H. G. Johnson et al. 2000

See also Denison 1978

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

Subtaxa: Actinolepis magna Actinolepis tuberculata

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Belarus (3 collections), Estonia (5), Latvia (6), New Zealand (1)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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