Groenlandaspis disjectus Woodward 1891 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Groenlandaspididae

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 Groenlandaspis according to Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Groenlandaspis antarctica, Groenlandaspis howittensis, Groenlandaspis mirabilis, Groenlandaspis pennsylvanica, Groenlandaspis potyi, Groenlandaspis riniensis, Groenlandaspis seni, Groenlandaspis silva, Groenlandaspis theroni, Groenlandaspis thorezi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kiltorcan New Quarry (Devonian of Ireland)

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