Asterodermidae
| Asterodermidae Temporal range: Late Jurassic,
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| Three distinct asterodermids: (a) Belemnobatis (blunt-snout), (b) Apolithabatis (wedge-snout), (c) Aellopobatis (elongate-snout) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Batomorphi |
| Order: | †Apolithabatiformes Türtscher et al., 2025 |
| Family: | †Asterodermidae Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type genus | |
| †Asterodermus Agassiz, 1836
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Asterodermidae (also referred to as Spathobatidae) is an extinct family of rays known from the Late Jurassic epoch. Asterodermidae is the only family within the order Apolithabatiformes (spinorays). All named genera within this family are known from Europe, although a specimen from Argentina may also have affinities with these taxa. The general body plan of asterodermids is reminiscent of modern guitarfish.