†family Ateleaspididae Traquair 1899 (vertebrate)
Osteostraci - Cephalaspidiformes - Ateleaspididae
Alternative spelling: Ateleaspidae
Parent taxon: Ateleaspidoidei according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Gardiner 1966, Sansom 2009 and Tinn and Märss 2018
Sister taxon: Kalanaspididae
Subtaxa: Ateleaspidinae Ateleaspis Hemicyclaspis Hirella
Type: Ateleaspis
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (1: Nunavut collection)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Nunavut), Norway (4), the United Kingdom (10)
Total: 16 collections including 20 occurrences