Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Pteraspididae
Alternative spelling: Rachiaspis
Full reference: D. Elliott. 1984. A new subfamily of the Pteraspididae (Agnatha, Heterostraci) from the upper Silurian and lower Devonian of Arctic Canada. Palaeontology 27:169-197
Parent taxon: Pteraspididae according to D. Elliott 1984
See also Randle and Sansom 2017
Sister taxa: Archaeoteuthis, Chiastolepis, Doryaspidinae, Ecphymaspis, Europrotaspis, Glossoidaspis, Holaspis, Kallostrakon, Mitraspis, Mylopteraspis, Palaeoteuthis, Podolaspis, Pteraspidinae, Scaphaspis, Scutellaspis, Semipodolaspis, Sphagodus
Subtaxa: Rhachiaspis pteriga
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (3: Nunavut collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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