Pteraspidoidei
Pteraspidoidei Temporal range:
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Errivaspis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
Class: | †Pteraspidomorphi |
Subclass: | †Heterostraci |
Order: | †Pteraspidiformes |
Suborder: | †Pteraspidoidei sensu Pernègre, 2006 |
Families | |
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Synonyms | |
†Pteraspidina sensu Janvier, 1996 |
Pteraspidoidei is an extinct suborder of heterostracan vertebrates. It contains the more derived taxa within Pteraspidiformes, such as Pteraspis and Errivaspis, though, some protopteraspidids, such as Doryaspis and Panamintaspis, share various features with these derived pteraspidids.
References[]
- Pernègre V., 2006. - Un nouveau pteraspidiforme (Vertebrata, Heterostraci) du Dévonien inférieur du Spitsberg: nouvelles données paléo-ontogéniques. Geodiversitas, fasc. 2, t. 28
Categories:
- Pteraspidiformes
- Fish suborders
- Devonian jawless fish
- Silurian jawless fish
- Prehistoric animal suborders
- Silurian first appearances
- Devonian extinctions
- Pteraspidomorphi stubs