Mulgaspis Ritchie 2004 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Groenlandaspididae

Full reference: A. Ritchie. 2004. A new genus and two new species of groenlandaspidid arthrodire (Pisces: Placodermi) from the Early-Middle Devonian Mulga Downs Group of western New South Wales, Australia. Fossils and Strata 50:56-81

Parent taxon: Groenlandaspididae according to G. C. Young and J. A. Long 2014

Sister taxa: Boomeraspis, Groenlandaspis, Turrisaspis

Subtaxa: Mulgaspis altus Mulgaspis evansorum

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (5)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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