Lurapullaspis Young and Goujet 2003 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Full reference: G. C. Young and D. Goujet. 2003. Devonian fish remains from the Dulcie Sandstone and Cravens Peak Beds, Georgina Basin, central Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 65:1-85

Parent taxon: Arthrodira according to R.D.C. Bicknell et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Acanthaspida, Actinolepidiformes, Actinolepina, Africanaspis, Antarctolepis, Arctonema, Arenipiscis, Aspidichthys, Atlantidosteus, Brachydeirina, Bruntonichthys, Bullerichthys, Callognathus, Coccosteina, Copanognathus, Cosmacanthus, Cravenaspis, Diplognathus, Erikaspis, Errolosteus, Eskimaspis, Euarthrodira, Eubrachythoraci, Glyptaspis, Grazosteus, Harrytoombsia, Heintzosteus, Heterostiina, Hollardosteus, Holonematina, Huaningichthys, Incisoscutoidea, Kimberleyichthys, Kueichowlepis, Latocamurus, Laurentaspis, Machaerognathus, Mcnamaraspis, Mediaspidae, Murmur, Operchallosteus, Overtonaspis, Pachyosteidae, Pachyosteina, Parawilliamsaspis, Phlyctaeniiformes, Phlyctaenina, Pholidosteidae, Phylctaeniida, Phyllolepida, Platyaspis, Prescottaspidae, Qataraspis, Rolfosteus, Squamatognathus, Stegophthalami, Taemasosteus, Taunaspis, Temnothoraci, Timanosteus, Toombalepis, Toombsosteus, Tubonasus, Tyriolepis, Wheathillaspis, Wuttagoonaspina, Yinosteus, Actinolepidoidei, Brachythoracoidei, Phyllolepidoidei

Subtaxa: Lurapullaspis johannseni

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Larapulla Waterhole (Devonian of Australia)

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