Allocryptaspis Bryant and Ruedemann 1934 (jawless fish)

Pteraspidomorpha

Full reference: W. Bryant and R. Ruedemann. 1934. The Fish Fauna of Beartooth Butte, Wyoming. Parts II and III. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 73(3):127-167

Parent taxon: Pteraspidomorphes according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amphiaspidiformes, Aporemaspis, Ariaspididae, Aserotaspis, Cardipeltida, Cardipeltidae, Cardipeltiformes, Ceraspidae, Corvaspidida, Corvaspidiformes, Cyathaspida, Cyathaspidiformes, Drepanaspidae, Guerichosteidae, Lepidaspidida, Lepidaspidiformes, Munchoaspis, Olbiaspidida, Palaeaspidi, Psammosteiformes, Pteraspidi, Pteraspidiformes, Rimasventeraspis, Strosipherus, Tesseraspidida, Tesseraspidiformes, Tolypelepidida, Tolypelepidiformes, Toombsaspis, Traquairaspidida, Traquairaspidiformes, Seretaspis, Karelosteus, Dyreaspis, Obliaspis, Corveolepis, Listraspis, Pilolepsis, Strophisterus, Clydonaspis, Steinaspis, Archodus, Poriferaspis, Homaspidella, Schizosteus, Ennosviaspis, Gunaspis, Irregulariaspis, Yoglinia, Anatolepsis, Kiangsuaspis, Pycnaspis, Grumantaspis

Subtaxa: Allocryptaspis elliptica Allocryptaspis laticostatus Allocryptaspis sandbergi Allocryptaspis utahensis

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (4: Ohio, Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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