Etymology: From Colombia, where the material was found, and lepis (Greek) for scale.
Full reference: S. Olive, A. Pradel, C. Martinez-PeĢrez, P. Janvier, J. C. Lamsdell, P. Gueriau, N. Rabet, P. Duranleau-Gagnon, A. L. Cardenas-Rozo, P. A. Zapata Ramirez, and H. Botella. 2019. New insights into Late Devonian vertebrates and associated fauna from the Cuche Formation (Floresta Massif, Colombia). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1-18
Parent taxon: Asterolepidoidei according to S. Olive et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Asperaspis, Hunanolepis, Merimbulaspis, Nawagiaspis, Pterichthyodidae, Venezuelepis
Subtaxa: Colombialepis villarroeli
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Colombia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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