†Cosmaspis Denison 1970 (jawless fish)
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Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Protaspididae
Alternative spelling: Protaspis (Cosmaspis)
Full reference: R. H. Denison. 1970. A revised classificiation of Pteraspididae with description of new forms from Wyoming. Fieldiana: Geology 20:1-41
Parent taxon: Protaspididae according to E. Randle and R. S. Sansom 2017
See also Denison 1970 and Elliot and Johnson 1997
Sister taxa: Cyrtaspidichthys, Helaspis, Lampraspis, Psephaspis, Tuberculaspis
Subtaxa: Cosmaspis transversa
Type: Protaspis (Cosmaspis) transversa
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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