Pteraspidomorpha - Lepidaspidida
Parent taxon: Heterostraci according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also Long 2011
Sister taxa: Amphiaspidiformes, Aporemaspis, Ariaspididae, Aserotaspis, Cardipeltida, Cardipeltidae, Cardipeltiformes, Ceraspidae, Corvaspidida, Corvaspidiformes, Cyathaspida, Cyathaspidiformes, Drepanaspidae, Guerichosteidae, Lepidaspidiformes, Munchoaspis, Olbiaspidida, Palaeaspidi, Psammosteiformes, Pteraspidi, Pteraspidiformes, Rimasventeraspis, Strosipherus, Tesseraspidida, Tesseraspidiformes, Tolypelepidida, Tolypelepidiformes, Toombsaspis, Traquairaspidida, Traquairaspidiformes, Ennosviaspis, Schizosteus, Obliaspis, Irregulariaspis, Gunaspis, Strophisterus, Kiangsuaspis, Anatolepsis, Allocryptaspis, Listraspis, Karelosteus, Yoglinia, Dyreaspis, Homaspidella, Grumantaspis, Poriferaspis, Corveolepis, Archodus, Pilolepsis, Seretaspis, Steinaspis, Clydonaspis, Pycnaspis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lepidaspidida in the database