Pteraspidomorpha - Cardipeltiformes
Parent taxon: Heterostraci according to R. van der Laan 2019
Sister taxa: Amphiaspidiformes, Aporemaspis, Ariaspididae, Aserotaspis, Cardipeltida, Cardipeltidae, Ceraspidae, Corvaspidida, Corvaspidiformes, Cyathaspida, Cyathaspidiformes, Drepanaspidae, Guerichosteidae, Lepidaspidida, Lepidaspidiformes, Munchoaspis, Olbiaspidida, Palaeaspidi, Psammolepis, Psammosteiformes, Pteraspidi, Pteraspidiformes, Rimasventeraspis, Strosipherus, Tesseraspidida, Tesseraspidiformes, Tolypelepidida, Tolypelepidiformes, Toombsaspis, Traquairaspidida, Traquairaspidiformes, Listraspis, Yoglinia, Grumantaspis, Strophisterus, Pycnaspis, Allocryptaspis, Clydonaspis, Schizosteus, Irregulariaspis, Poriferaspis, Anatolepsis, Obliaspis, Homaspidella, Gunaspis, Pilolepsis, Steinaspis, Kiangsuaspis, Karelosteus, Dyreaspis, Seretaspis, Ennosviaspis, Archodus, Corveolepis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cardipeltiformes in the database