†Ariaspis arctata Elliott and Swift 2010 (jawless fish)
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Pteraspidomorpha - Ariaspididae
Full reference: D. K. Elliott and S. Swift. 2010. A new species of Ariaspis (Agnatha, Heterostraci) from the Late Silurian of the Canadian Arctic. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(6):1874-1878
Belongs to Ariaspis according to D. K. Elliott and S. Swift 2010
Sister taxa: Ariaspis cristata, Ariaspis majuscula, Ariaspis multijubata, Ariaspis nassichuki, Ariaspis ornata, Ariaspis perryi
Type specimen: NMC 41370, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Pressure Point, east, which is in a Pridoli marine sandstone in the Somerset Island Formation of Canada.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Pressure Point, east
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