Yangaspis Liu and Wang 1981 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Phlyctaeniidae

Full reference: Y. Liu and J. Wang. 1981. On three new arthrodires from Middle Devonian of Yunnan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 19:296-304

Parent taxon: Phlyctaeniidae according to Liu and Wang 1981

Sister taxa: Aggeraspis, Barwickosteus, Cartieraspis, Diadsomaspis, Dicksonosteus, Gaspeaspis, Grifftaylor, Heterogaspis, Huginaspis, Jaekelaspis, Kolpaspis, Neophlyctaenius, Pageauaspis, Phlyctaenaspis, Phlyctaenius, Prosphymaspis, Stipatosteus, Williamsaspis

Subtaxa: Yangaspis jinningensis

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Type: Yangaspis jinningensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Wuding area, locality between Zhaojiazhuang and Longtan, Haikou unit (Devonian of China)

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