Asterolepis sinensis P’an 1957 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Asterolepididae

Full reference: K. P’an. 1957. The correlation and age of the Wutung series of the Lower Yangtse Valley, and with a special discussion on the first discovery of Devonian Asterolepis in China. Acta Geologica Sinica 37:455-473

Belongs to Asterolepis according to P'an 1957

Sister taxa: Asterolepis alticristata, Asterolepis chadwicki, Asterolepis concatenata, Asterolepis cristata, Asterolepis dellei, Asterolepis essica, Asterolepis estonica, Asterolepis maxima, Asterolepis orcadensis, Asterolepis ornata, Asterolepis radiata, Asterolepis saevesoederberghi, Asterolepis scabra, Asterolepis syasiensis, Asterolepis thule, Asterolepis verrucosa

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Longtan, Nanjing (Devonian of China)

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