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, Psammosteiformes, Pteraspidi, Pteraspidiformes, Rimasventeraspis, Strosipherus, Tesseraspidida, Tesseraspidiformes, Tolypelepidida, Tolypelepidiformes, Toombsaspis, Traquairaspidida, Traquairaspidiformes, Ennosviaspis, Corveolepis, Seretaspis, Steinaspis, Pilolepsis, Dyreaspis, Schizosteus, Poriferaspis, Gunaspis, Kiangsuaspis, Irregulariaspis, Yoglinia, Listraspis, Clydonaspis, Obliaspis, Grumantaspis, Strophisterus, Karelosteus, Homaspidella, Anatolepsis, Archodus, Pycnaspis, Allocryptaspis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cardipeltiformes in the database