Asterolepis maxima Agassiz 1844 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Asterolepidiformes - Asterolepididae

Alternative combinations: Asterolepis maximus, Coccosteus maximus

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1844. Monographie des poissons fossiles du vieux grés rouge : ou système Dévonien (Old red sandstone) des Iles Britanniques et de Russie / par L. Agassiz. 171p

Belongs to Asterolepis according to R. Denison 1978

See also Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Asterolepis alticristata, Asterolepis chadwicki, Asterolepis concatenata, Asterolepis cristata, Asterolepis dellei, Asterolepis essica, Asterolepis estonica, Asterolepis orcadensis, Asterolepis ornata, Asterolepis radiata, Asterolepis saevesoederberghi, Asterolepis scabra, Asterolepis sinensis, Asterolepis syasiensis, Asterolepis thule, Asterolepis verrucosa

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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