Meelaidaspis Märss et al. 2014 (vertebrate)

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes

Full reference: T. Märss, O. Afanassieva, and H. Blom. 2014. Biodiversity of the Silurian osteostracans of the East Baltic. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 105(2):73-148

Parent taxon: Cephalaspidiformes according to T. Märss et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Aachenaspis, Fieldingaspis, Ohesaareaspis, Tuvaspis, Camptaspis, Tremataspidiformes, Tremataspidida, Benneviaspidiformes, Thyestiida, Waengsjoeaspis, Yvonaspis, Zenaspidida, Cornuata, Ateleaspidiformes, Benneviaspidida

Subtaxa: Meelaidaspis gennadii

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of Estonia (1 collection), Sweden (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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