Asterolepis ornata Eichwald 1840 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Asterolepididae

Belongs to Asterolepis according to R. Denison 1978

See also Hay 1902 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Asterolepis chadwicki, Asterolepis concatenata, Asterolepis dellei, Asterolepis estonica, Asterolepis maxima, Asterolepis orcadensis, Asterolepis radiata, Asterolepis saevesoederberghi, Asterolepis scabra, Asterolepis sinensis, Asterolepis thule, Asterolepis verrucosa

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Latvia (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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