†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

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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

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