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, Poriferaspis, Pycnaspis, Archodus, Kiangsuaspis, Strophisterus, Clydonaspis, Ennosviaspis, Obliaspis, Anatolepsis, Dyreaspis, Corveolepis, Schizosteus, Homaspidella, Gunaspis, Grumantaspis, Allocryptaspis, Pilolepsis, Yoglinia, Irregulariaspis, Steinaspis, Seretaspis, Listraspis
Subtaxa: Karelosteus weberi
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Syas river assemblage (Devonian of Russian Federation)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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