Kallostrakon (jawless fish)

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Pteraspididae

Alternative spelling: Kallostracon

Parent taxon: Pteraspidae according to D. S. Jordan 1963

See also Lankester 1870 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Archaeoteuthis, Chiastolepis, Doryaspidinae, Ecphymaspis, Europrotaspis, Glossoidaspis, Holaspis, Mitraspis, Mylopteraspis, Palaeoteuthis, Podolaspis, Pteraspidinae, Rhachiaspis, Scaphaspis, Scutellaspis, Semipodolaspis, Sphagodus

Subtaxa: Kallostrakon alleni Kallostrakon grindrodi Kallostrakon macanuffi Kallostrakon podura

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 4 occurrences

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