Protopteraspis Leriche 1924 (jawless fish)

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Protopteraspididae

Synonyms: Pteraspis (Simopteraspis) Denison 1970, Simopteraspis Denison 1970

Parent taxon: Protopteraspididae according to E. Randle and R. S. Sansom 2017

See also Blieck 1984, Blieck et al. 2002 and Denison 1970

Sister taxa: Canadapteraspis, Escharaspis, Gigantaspis, Loricopteraspis, Miltaspis, Stegobranchiaspis, Zascinaspis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (1: Nova Scotia collection), France (1), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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