Actinolepidae

Actinolepidae
Temporal range: Early Devonian
reconstruction of Actinolepis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Arthrodira
Suborder: Actinolepidoidei
Family: Actinolepidae
Genera

Actinolepidae is an extinct family of placoderm fishes which lived during the Early Devonian period. They are considered to be among the most primitive of the arthrodires, and are widely accepted to be phylogenetically basal to the group.