†Actinolepis Agassiz 1845 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Actinolepidiformes - Actinolepididae
Parent taxon: Actinolepidae according to D. P. Plax and M. J. Newman 2020
See also Denison 1978 and Johnson et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Aethaspis, Ailuracantha, Aleosteus, Anarthraspis, Baringaspis, Bollandaspis, Bryantolepis, Heightingtonaspis, Lataspis, Lehmanosteus, Proaethaspis, Sigaspis, Simblaspis, Stuertzaspis, Szelepis
Subtaxa: Actinolepis magna Actinolepis spinosa Actinolepis tuberculata Actinolepis zaikai
Type: Actinolepis zaikai
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Belarus (8 collections), Estonia (6), Latvia (7), New Zealand (1)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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