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, Steinaspis, Yoglinia, Gunaspis, Obliaspis, Corveolepis, Homaspidella, Pilolepsis, Irregulariaspis, Poriferaspis, Archodus, Kiangsuaspis, Clydonaspis, Anatolepsis, Pycnaspis, Seretaspis, Listraspis, Grumantaspis, Strophisterus, Ennosviaspis, Dyreaspis, Karelosteus, Allocryptaspis
Subtaxa: Schizosteus asatkini Schizosteus heterolepis Schizosteus perneri Schizosteus striatus Schizosteus toriensis Schizosteus wellsi
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Belarus (5 collections), Czechia (1), Estonia (4), Latvia (6), the Russian Federation (2), United States (1: Idaho)
Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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