Groenlandaspis Heintz 1932 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Groenlandaspididae

Full reference: Heintz. 1932. Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Devonischen Fischfaunen OstGronlands. Skrifter om Svalbard og Ishavet 42:1-27

Parent taxon: Groenlandaspididae according to J. A. Long et al. 1997

See also Denison 1978 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Boomeraspis, Mulgaspis, Turrisaspis

Subtaxa: Groenlandaspis antarctica Groenlandaspis disjectus Groenlandaspis howittensis Groenlandaspis mirabilis Groenlandaspis pennsylvanica Groenlandaspis potyi Groenlandaspis riniensis Groenlandaspis seni Groenlandaspis silva Groenlandaspis theroni Groenlandaspis thorezi

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Greenland (1 collection)

• Devonian of Antarctica (2), Australia (5), Belgium (4), Colombia (1), Ireland (1), South Africa (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: New York, Pennsylvania)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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