Nostolepis

Nostolepis
Temporal range:
Scales of M. striata (A–H), M. amplifica (I–P) and M. consueta (Q–X)
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Climatiidae
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Nostolepis

Pander, 1856

Nostolepis is an extinct genus of acanthodian fish which lived from the Silurian (Wenlock) to the Middle Devonian (Givetian). Members of the genus include Nostolepis gracilis and Nostolepis striata.