Capitaspis Elliott 2013 (jawless fish)

Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspidiformes - Cyathaspididae

Full reference: D. Elliott. 2013. A new cyathaspid (Agnatha, Heterostraci) with an articulated oral cover from the Late Silurian of the Canadian Arctic. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33:29-34

Parent taxon: Cyathaspidinae according to D. K. Elliott 2013

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Capitaspis giblingi

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Type: Capitaspis giblingi

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at 11 km southeast of Cape Anne, Somerset Island (Silurian of Nunavut)

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