Arctolepis decipiens Woodward 1891 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Arctolepididae

Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1891. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). Part II. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) 2

Belongs to Arctolepis according to Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Arctolepis brevis, 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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