Poraspididae

Cyathaspididae

Cyathaspididae

Extinct family of jawless fishes


Cyathaspididae is an extinct family in the heterostracan order Cyathaspidiformes.[1][2]

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Cyathaspididae contains most of the genera originally contained within Cyathaspididae, as well as those genera contained within Irregularaspididae, and Poraspididae. In addition to the type genus, †Cyathaspis, Cyathaspididae contains the following genera: †Americaspis, †Archegonaspis, †Capitaspis, †Dikenaspis, †Dinaspidella, †Homaspidella, †Irregulareaspis, †Nahanniaspis, †Pionaspis, †Poraspis, †Ptomaspis, †Seretaspis, †Steinaspis, †Torpedaspis and †Veronaspis.


References

  1. The Classification and Evolution of the Heterostraci. L. Beverly Tarlo, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 1962
  2. Elliott, D. K. (2013). "A new cyathaspid (Agnatha, Heterostraci) with an articulated oral cover from the Late Silurian of the Canadian Arctic". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33: 29–34. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.717568.



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