Full reference: P. Tarrant. 1991. The ostracoderm Phialaspis from the Lower Devonian of the Welsh Borderland and South Wales. Palaeontology 34:399-438
Parent taxon: Heterostraci according to P. Tarrant 1991
Sister taxa: Amphiaspidiformes, Aporemaspis, Ariaspididae, Aserotaspis, Cardipeltida, Cardipeltidae, Cardipeltiformes, Ceraspidae, Corvaspidida, Corvaspidiformes, Cyathaspida, Cyathaspidiformes, Drepanaspidae, Guerichosteidae, Lepidaspidida, Lepidaspidiformes, Munchoaspis, Olbiaspidida, Palaeaspidi, Psammosteiformes, Pteraspidi, Pteraspidiformes, Strosipherus, Tesseraspidida, Tesseraspidiformes, Tolypelepidida, Tolypelepidiformes, Toombsaspis, Traquairaspidida, Traquairaspidiformes, Homaspidella, Allocryptaspis, Schizosteus, Strophisterus, Pilolepsis, Obliaspis, Kiangsuaspis, Archodus, Grumantaspis, Pycnaspis, Anatolepsis, Seretaspis, Karelosteus, Listraspis, Corveolepis, Poriferaspis, Irregulariaspis, Dyreaspis, Yoglinia, Clydonaspis, Gunaspis, Ennosviaspis, Steinaspis
Subtaxa: Rimasventeraspis angusta Rimasventeraspis septentrionalis
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Beaver River ( of Yukon)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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