Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes
Full reference: D. K. Elliott and R. R. Ilyes. 1996. New Early Devonian pteraspidids (Agnatha, Heterostraci) from Death Valley National Monument, southeastern California. Journal of Paleontology 70(1):152-161
Parent taxon: Pteraspidoidei according to E. Randle and R. S. Sansom 2017
See also Elliott and Ilyes 1996
Sister taxa: Alaeckaspis, Djurinaspis, Doryaspidae, Eucyclaspis, Lamiaspis, Larnovaspis, Mylopteraspidella, Oreaspis, Palanasaspis, Panamintaspis, Parapteraspis, Pirumaspis, Protaspididae, Psammosteidae, Pteraspis, Rhinopteraspididae, Unarkaspis
Subtaxa: Blieckaspis priscillae
Type: Protaspis (Protaspis) priscillae
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (2: California, Utah collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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