†superfamily Incisoscutoidea Long 1994 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Parent taxon: Arthrodira according to K. Trinajstic and K. Dennis-Bryan 2009

See also Long 1994

Sister taxa: Acanthaspida, Actinolepidiformes, Actinolepina, Africanaspis, Antarctolepis, Arctonema, Arenipiscis, Aspidichthys, Atlantidosteus, Brachydeirina, Bruntonichthys, Bullerichthys, Callognathus, Coccosteina, Copanognathus, Cosmacanthus, Cravenaspis, Diplognathus, Erikaspis, Errolosteus, Eskimaspis, Euarthrodira, Eubrachythoraci, Glyptaspis, Grazosteus, Harrytoombsia, Heintzosteus, Heterostiina, Hollardosteus, Holonematina, Huaningichthys, Kimberleyichthys, Kueichowlepis, Latocamurus, Laurentaspis, Lurapullaspis, Machaerognathus, Mcnamaraspis, Mediaspidae, Murmur, Operchallosteus, Overtonaspis, Pachyosteidae, Pachyosteina, Parawilliamsaspis, Phlyctaeniiformes, Phlyctaenina, Pholidosteidae, Phylctaeniida, Phyllolepida, Platyaspis, Prescottaspidae, Qataraspis, Rolfosteus, Squamatognathus, Stegophthalami, Taemasosteus, Taunaspis, Temnothoraci, Timanosteus, Toombalepis, Toombsosteus, Tubonasus, Tyriolepis, Wheathillaspis, Wuttagoonaspina, Yinosteus, Phyllolepidoidei, Brachythoracoidei, Actinolepidoidei

Subtaxa: Incisoscutidae Plourdosteidae

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (2 collections), Estonia (1), United States (3: Michigan, Ohio)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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