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, Actinolepidiformes, Actinolepidoidei, Actinolepina, Africanaspis, Antarctolepis, Arctonema, Arenipiscis, Aspidichthys, Atlantidosteus, Brachydeirina, Callognathus, Carolowilhelmina, Coccosteina, Coccosteoidei, Copanognathus, Cosmacanthus, Cravenaspis, Denisonosteus, Diplognathus, Edgellaspis, Erikaspis, Errolosteus, Euarthrodira, Eubrachythoraci, Glyptaspis, Grazosteus, Heintzosteus, Heterostiina, Hollardosteus, Holonematina, Huaningichthys, Incisoscutoidea, Kartalaspis, Kimberleyichthys, Kueichowlepis, Kunmingolepis, Laurentaspis, Lurapullaspis, Machaerognathus, Mediaspidae, Murmur, Operchallosteus, Overtonaspis, Pachyosteidae, Pachyosteina, Parawilliamsaspis, Phlyctaeniiformes, Phlyctaenina, Pholidosteidae, Phylctaeniida, Phyllolepida, Platyaspis, Prescottaspidae, Qataraspis, Squamatognathus, Stegophthalami, Taemasosteus, Taunaspis, Temnothoraci, Timanosteus, Toombalepis, Toombsosteus, Tyriolepis, Wheathillaspis, Wuttagoonaspina, Brachythoracoidei, Phyllolepidoidei
Subtaxa: Eskimaspis heintzi
Type: Eskimaspis heintzi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (3: Nunavut collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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