Ariaspis
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Subclass: | Heterostraci
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Genus: | Ariaspis
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Ariaspis is an extinct genus of cyathaspidiform heterostracan agnathan. Fossils are found in marine strata of Canada and Europe from the late Silurian period until its extinction during the Early Devonian. A new species, A. arctata, was described by David K. Elliott and Sandra Swift in 2010.[1]
References[]
- ^ Elliott, David K.; Swift, Sandra (2010). "A new species of Ariaspis(Agnatha, Heterostraci) from the Late Silurian of the Canadian Arctic". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (6): 1874–1878. doi:10.1080/02724634.2010.521900.
Categories:
- Cyathaspidiformes genera
- Devonian jawless fish
- Silurian jawless fish
- Silurian first appearances
- Early Devonian genus extinctions
- Cyathaspidida
- Silurian fish of North America
- Silurian fish of Europe
- Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories
- Pteraspidomorphi stubs