†Arctolepis decipiens Woodward 1891 (armour-plated fish)
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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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