Eskimaspis Dineley and Yuhai 1984 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Full reference: D. L. Dineley and L. Yuhai. 1984. A new actinolepid arthrodire from the Lower Devonian of Arctic Canada. Palaeontology 27(4):875-888

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

Sister taxa: Acanthaspida, Actinolepina, Africanaspis, Antarctolepis, Arctolepidae, Arctonema, Arenipiscis, Aspidichthys, Atlantidosteus, Brachydeirina, Brachythoraci, Bruntonichthys, Bullerichthys, Bungartiidae, Burrinijucosteus, Callognathus, Camuropiscidae, Coccosteina, Copanognathus, Cosmacanthus, Cravenaspis, Diplognathus, Erikaspis, Errolosteus, Euarthrodira, Eubrachythoraci, Glyptaspis, Goodradigbeeon, Grazosteus, Groenlandaspididae, Harrytoombsia, Heintzosteus, Heterostiina, Hollardosteus, Holonematina, Incisoscutoidea, Kendrickichthys, Kimberleyichthys, Kueichowlepis, Latocamurus, Laurentaspis, Lurapullaspis, Machaerognathus, Mcnamaraspis, Murmur, Mylostomatidae, Operchallosteus, Overtonaspis, Pachyosteidae, Pachyosteina, Parawilliamsaspis, Phlyctaenina, Phylctaeniida, Platyaspis, Prescottaspis, Qataraspis, Rhachiosteidae, Rolfosteus, Selenosteidae, Squamatognathus, Stegophthalami, Taemasosteus, Taunaspis, Temnothoraci, Timanosteus, Titanichthyidae, Toombalepis, Toombsosteus, Torosteus, Trachosteus, Tubonasus, Wheathillaspis, Wuttagoonaspina, Yinosteus, Brachythoracoidei, Phyllolepidoidei, Actinolepidoidei, Phlyctaenioidei

Subtaxa: Eskimaspis heintzi

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Type: Eskimaspis heintzi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Eskimaspis in the database

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