Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Alternative combinations: Acidaspis (Leonaspis) elliptica, Leonaspis (Kettneraspis) elliptica, Leonaspis elliptica, Odontopleura elliptica
Synonym: Radiaspis radiata Goldfuss 1970
Belongs to Kettneraspis according to L. Ramsköld and B.D.E. Chatterton 1991
Sister taxa: Kettneraspis angelini, Kettneraspis aracana, Kettneraspis arkansana, Kettneraspis bayarti, Kettneraspis callicera, Kettneraspis coalescens, Kettneraspis copelandi, Kettneraspis derelicta, Kettneraspis pigra, Kettneraspis prescheri, Kettneraspis ramskoeldi, Kettneraspis reetae, Kettneraspis wrightae
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections), Czechia (4), Germany (4), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
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