Arctolepis

Arctolepis is an extinct genus of placoderm arthrodire fish which lived during the Early Devonian period. Fossils of Arctolepis have been found in what is now Norway and Michigan.

Classification

Within Arthrodira, Arctolepis is considered a member of "Phylctaenii", a paraphyletic grouping within the clade Phlyctaenioidei, basal to the suborder Brachythoraci. Arctolepis is most closely related to Heintzosteus and Dicksonosteus.
Arctolepis contains the following six species:Arctolepis brevis Heintz, 1929Arctolepis decipiens Woodward, 1891Arctolepis lata Heintz, 1929Arctolepis lewini Heintz, 1929Arctolepis longicornis Heintz, 1929Arctolepis solnoerdali Heintz, 1929