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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