†family Ateleaspididae Traquair 1899 (vertebrate)
Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes - Ateleaspididae
Alternative spelling: Ateleaspidae
Parent taxon: Ateleaspidiformes according to O. Tinn and T. Märss 2018
See also Gardiner 1966 and Sansom 2009
Sister taxon: Kalanaspididae
Subtaxa: Ateleaspidinae Ateleaspis Hemicyclaspis Hirella
Type: Ateleaspis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (1: Nunavut collection)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Nunavut), North Atlantic (1), Norway (3), the United Kingdom (10)
Total: 16 collections including 20 occurrences