Palanasaspis Voichyshyn 2011 (jawless fish)

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes

Full reference: V. Voichyshyn. 2011. The Early Devonian armoured agnathans of Podolia, Ukraine. Palaeontologia Polonica 66:1-211

Parent taxon: Pteraspidoidei according to V. Voichyshyn 2011

Sister taxa: Alaeckaspis, Blieckaspis, Djurinaspis, Doryaspidae, Eucyclaspis, Lamiaspis, Larnovaspis, Mylopteraspidella, Oreaspis, Panamintaspis, Parapteraspis, Pirumaspis, Protaspididae, Psammosteidae, Pteraspis, Rhinopteraspididae, Unarkaspis

Subtaxa: Palanasaspis chekhivensis

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Chekhiv (Devonian of Ukraine)

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