†family Acritolepidae Valiukevicius and Burrow 2005 (spiny fish)
Acanthodii - Ischnacanthiformes - Acritolepidae
Parent taxon: Ischnacanthiformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Burrow 2011
Sister taxa: Acanthospina, Ischnacanthidae, Podoliacanthus, Poracanthodidae, Serradentus, Tetanopsyridae, Xylacanthus
Subtaxa: Acritolepis Nerepisacanthus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Antarctica (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)
• Silurian of Canada (1: New Brunswick)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences