Heterogaspis Strand 1932 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Phlyctaeniidae

Parent taxon: Phlyctaeniidae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Denison 1978

Sister taxa: Aggeraspis, Barwickosteus, Cartieraspis, Diadsomaspis, Dicksonosteus, Gaspeaspis, Grifftaylor, Huginaspis, Jaekelaspis, Kolpaspis, Neophlyctaenius, Pageauaspis, Phlyctaenaspis, Phlyctaenius, Prosphymaspis, Williamsaspis

Subtaxa: Heterogaspis acuticornis Heterogaspis borealis Heterogaspis gigantea Heterogaspis hornsundi Heterogaspis minuta

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Heterogaspis in the database

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