†Heterosteus Asmuss 1856 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Arthrodira - Heterosteidae
Parent taxon: Heterosteidae according to R. Denison 1978
See also Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxon: Herasmius
Subtaxa: Heterosteus asmussi Heterosteus convexus Heterosteus groenlandicus Heterosteus ingens Heterosteus rhenanus
Type: Heterosteus asmussi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Heterosteus in the database
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