Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Pteraspididae
Alternative spelling: Pteraspidae
Parent taxon: Pteraspidiformes according to M. Dumbrava and A. Blieck 2005
See also Blieck 1984, Blieck et al. 2002, Bryant 1932, Elliott and Ilyes 1996, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Anchipteraspididae, Dnestraspis, Podolaspinae, Protaspidae, Protopteraspididae, Psammosteoidei, Pteraspidoidei
Subtaxa: Archaeoteuthis Chiastolepis Doryaspidinae Ecphymaspis Europrotaspis Glossoidaspis Holaspis Kallostrakon Mitraspis Mylopteraspis Palaeoteuthis Podolaspis Pteraspidinae Rhachiaspis Scaphaspis Scutellaspis Semipodolaspis Sphagodus
Type: Pteraspis
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (6: Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections), the Russian Federation (2), Ukraine (14), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: California, Idaho, Nevada)
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 29 collections including 43 occurrences