Lamiaspis
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Subclass: | †Heterostraci
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| Genus: | †Lamiaspis Ilyes & Elliott, 1994
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| Species: | †L. longiripa
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| †Lamiaspis longiripa Ilyes & Elliott, 1994
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Lamiaspis longiripa is an extinct pteraspid heterostracan agnathan vertebrate found in marine strata of Early Devonian Nevada.[1][2][3]
The generic name translates as "shark shield", in reference to its shark-like hydrodynamic shape.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Robert R. Ilyes & David K. Elliott (1994). "New Early Devonian pteraspidids (Agnatha, Heterostraci) from east-central Nevada". Journal of Paleontology. 68 (4): 878–892. doi:10.1017/S0022336000026330.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ uBio: Lamiaspis (accessed 13 February 2016)
- ^ GBIF: Lamiaspis Ilyes & Elliott, 1994 (accessed 13 February 2016)
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- Pteraspidiformes genera
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