Homalaspidella borealis Denison 1963 (jawless fish)

Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspidiformes - Cyathaspididae

Full reference: R. H. Denison. 1963. New Silurian Heterostraci from Southeastern Yukon. Fieldiana Geology 14(7):105-141

Belongs to Homalaspidella according to R. H. Denison 1963

Sister taxon: Homalaspidella nitida

Type specimen: PU 17101, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Beaver River, which is in a Silurian marine dolomite in Canada.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Yukon collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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