Galeaspidomorphi - Hanyangaspidiformes - Dayongaspididae

Full reference: Y. Zhang, X. Li, X. Shan, X. Lin, K. Tan, Q. Li, W. Zhao, L. Tang, M. Zhu and Z. Gai. 2024. The first galeaspid fish (stem-gnathostomata) from the Silurian Xiushan formation of Hunan Province, China. Historical Biology 36(9):1685-1696

Belongs to Dayongaspis according to Y. Zhang et al. 2024

Sister taxon: Dayongaspis hunanensis

Type specimen: IVPP V26112.1a. Its type locality is Maoyanhe town, Dayongaspis colubra type locality, which is in a Telychian carbonate siltstone/shale in the Xiushan Formation of China.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Maoyanhe town, Dayongaspis colubra type locality

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