†Arctolepis Eastman 1908 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Arctolepididae
Full reference: C. R. Eastman. 1908. Devonian fishes of Iowa. Iowa Geological Survey Annual Report 18(6626):29-292
Parent taxon: Arctolepididae according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Denison 1978
Sister taxon: Plataspis
Subtaxa: Arctolepis brevis Arctolepis decipiens Arctolepis lata Arctolepis lewini Arctolepis longicornis Arctolepis solnoerdali
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mt Kronprinz (KronprinzhØgda) west slope (Devonian of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)
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