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, Psammolepis, Psammosteiformes, Pteraspidi, Pteraspidiformes, Rimasventeraspis, Strosipherus, Tesseraspidida, Tesseraspidiformes, Tolypelepidida, Tolypelepidiformes, Toombsaspis, Traquairaspidida, Traquairaspidiformes, Ennosviaspis, Allocryptaspis, Strophisterus, Obliaspis, Listraspis, Irregulariaspis, Anatolepsis, Archodus, Poriferaspis, Clydonaspis, Gunaspis, Homaspidella, Pycnaspis, Karelosteus, Dyreaspis, Schizosteus, Kiangsuaspis, Yoglinia, Seretaspis, Grumantaspis, Steinaspis, Pilolepsis
Subtaxa: Corveolepis arctica Corveolepis elgae
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), the Russian Federation (2)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Nunavut)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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