†Aethaspis Denison 1958 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Arthrodira - Actinolepidae
Full reference: R. H. Denison. 1958. The Devonian vertebrates of Utah, Part 3 ARTHRODIRA. Fieldiana 11(9):491-551
Parent taxon: Actinolepidae according to H. G. Johnson et al. 2000
See also Denison 1978
Sister taxa: Actinolepis, Ailuracantha, Aleosteus, Anarthraspis, Baringaspis, Bollandaspis, Bryantolepis, Heightingtonaspis, Kujdanowiaspis, Lataspis, Lehmanosteus, Mediaspis, Proaethaspis, Sigaspis, Simblaspis, Stuertzaspis, Szelepis
Subtaxa: Aethaspis major Aethaspis utahensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (3: Ohio, Utah`, Wyoming collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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