Bollandaspis Schmidt 1976 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Actinolepidiformes - Actinolepididae

Full reference: W. Schmidt. 1976. Der rest eines actinolepididen placodermen (pisces) aus der bohrung bolland (emsium, belgien). Mémoires pour servir à I'explication des Cartes géologiques et minières de la Belgique 14:1-29

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

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

Subtaxa: Bollandaspis woschmidti

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bolland Borehole, near Liege (Devonian of Belgium)

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