Sanidaspis Bystrow 1959 (jawless fish)

Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspidiformes - Cyathaspididae

Full reference: A. P. Bystrow. 1959. The microstructure of skeleton elements in some vertebrates from lower Devonian deposits of the USSR. Acta Zoologica 40(1):59-83

Parent taxon: Cyathaspididae according to A. P. Bystrow 1959

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alainaspis, Anglaspidinae, Archegonaspis, Boothiaspidinae, Cyathaspidinae, Cyathaspis, Dikenaspis, Eoarchegonaspis, Faberaspis, Homalaspidella, Irregulareaspidinae, Pionaspis, Poraspidinae, Ptomaspis, Tolypelepidinae, Vernonaspis

Subtaxa: Sanidaspis siberica

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Krasny Creek, left tributary of the River Nizhni Viluikan (Devonian of Russian Federation)

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