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Asterolepis (fish)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
†Asterolepididae

Order
  
Antiarchi

Class
  
†Placodermi

Phylum
  
Chordata

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Genus
  
†Asterolepis Eichwald, 1840

Similar
  
Antiarchi, Remigolepis, Homosteus, Pterichthyodes, Yunnanolepis

Asterolepis is an extinct genus of placoderms from the Devonian of North America and Europe. They were heavily armored benthic detritivores with distinctive jointed limb-like pectoral fins.

References

Asterolepis (fish) Wikipedia