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Pteraspidiformes
Taxonomy
Pteraspidiformes was named by Berg (1940).
It was assigned to Pteraspidomorphi by Blieck et al. (2002); to Cyathaspidiformes by Long (2011); and to Heterostraci by Elliott and Ilyes (1996), Dumbrava and Blieck (2005), Nelson et al. (2016), Randle and Sansom (2017), van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Pteraspidomorphi by Blieck et al. (2002); to Cyathaspidiformes by Long (2011); and to Heterostraci by Elliott and Ilyes (1996), Dumbrava and Blieck (2005), Nelson et al. (2016), Randle and Sansom (2017), van der Laan (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1940 | Pteraspidiformes Berg |
| 1996 | Pteraspidiformes Elliott and Ilyes p. 153 |
| 2002 | Pteraspidiformes Blieck et al. p. 811 |
| 2005 | Pteraspidiformes Dumbrava and Blieck p. 165 |
| 2011 | Pteraspidiformes Long p. 241 |
| 2016 | Pteraspidiformes Nelson et al. p. 29 |
| 2017 | Pteraspidiformes Randle and Sansom p. 596 |
| 2019 | Pteraspidiformes van der Laan p. 17 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Or. †Pteraspidiformes Berg 1940
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Fm. †Anchipteraspididae Elliott 1984
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G. †Rhachiaspis Elliott 1984
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†Rhachiaspis pteriga Elliott 1984
†Rhachiaspis pteriga Elliott 1984
Invalid names: Rhachiaspis pteriga Elliott 1984 [valid], Rhachiaspis pteriga Elliott 1984 [valid]
Fm. †Protaspidae Bryant 1933
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G. †Protaspis Bryant 1933
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Subg. †Protaspis (Europrotaspis) White 1961
Subg. †Protaspis (Protaspis) Bryant 1933
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†Protaspis (Protaspis) brevispina Denison 1970
†Protaspis (Protaspis) dorfi Bryant 1932
†Protaspis (Protaspis) mcgrewi Denison 1970
†Protaspis brevirostris Bryant 1933
†Protaspis bucheri Bryant 1932
†Protaspis cingulus Bryant 1933
†Protaspis constrictus Bryant 1933
Fm. †Protopteraspididae Novitskaya 1983
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G. †Canadapteraspis Dineley and Loeffler 1976
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†Canadapteraspis alocostomata Dineley and Loeffler 1976
†Canadapteraspis formosa Thorsteinsson and Elliott 2022
†Canadapteraspis helostomata Dineley and Loeffler 1976
†Canadapteraspis thymostomata Dineley and Loeffler 1976
†Canadapteraspis uniformis Thorsteinsson and Elliott 2022
G. †Gigantaspis Heintz 1962
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†Gigantaspis isachseni Heintz 1962
†Gigantaspis laticephala PERNEGRE and GOUJET 2007
†Gigantaspis minima PERNEGRE and GOUJET 2007
G. †Protopteraspis Leriche 1924
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†Protopteraspis arctica Elliott 1983
†Protopteraspis corniga Elliott 1983
†Protopteraspis gosseleti Leriche 1906
†Protopteraspis micra Ilyes et al. 1995
†Protopteraspis primaeva Kiaer 1928
†Protopteraspis pygmaea Elliott 1983
†Protopteraspis sartokia Elliott 1983
†Protopteraspis siliktokia Elliott 1983
†Protopteraspis vogti Kiaer 1928
Invalid names: Simopteraspis Denison 1970 [synonym]
G. †Zascinaspis Stensiu 1958
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†Zascinaspis heintzi Blieck 1984
†Zascinaspis laticephala Blieck and Goujet 1983
Subor. †Psammosteoidei
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Fm. †Obrucheviidae Halstead Tarlo 1964
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G. †Aspidosteus Obruchev 1941
Invalid names: Aspidosteidae Berg 1955 [synonym]
Fm. †Pteraspididae Claypole 1885
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G. †Archaeoteuthis Roemer 1855
G. †Chiastolepis Eichwald 1844
G. †Ecphymaspis Elliott et al. 2020
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†Ecphymaspis idahoensis Elliott et al. 2020
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Invalid names: Psephaspis idahoensis Denison 1968 [replaced]
G. †Holaspis Lankester 1873
G. †Kallostrakon
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†Kallostrakon alleni Halstead Tarlo 1964
†Kallostrakon grindrodi Halstead Tarlo 1964
†Kallostrakon macanuffi Halstead Tarlo 1964
†Kallostrakon podura Lankester 1870
G. †Mylopteraspis Stensiu 1958
G. †Rhachiaspis Elliott 1984
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†Rhachiaspis pteriga Elliott 1984
†Rhachiaspis pteriga Elliott 1984
Invalid names: Rhachiaspis pteriga Elliott 1984 [valid], Rhachiaspis pteriga Elliott 1984 [valid]
G. †Sphagodus Agassiz 1839
Invalid names: Doryaspidinae Heintz 1967 [empty], Pteraspidinae Claypole 1885 [empty]
Subor. †Pteraspidoidei Janvier 1996
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G. †Alaeckaspis Voichyshyn 1999
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†Alaeckaspis ustetchkiensis Voichyshyn 1999
†Alaeckaspis verbivciensi Voichyshyn 1999
G. †Djurinaspis Novitskaya 1983
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†Djurinaspis prima Novitskaya 1983
†Djurinaspis secunda Voichyshyn 2011
Fm. †Doryaspidae Randle and Sansom 2017
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G. †Doryaspis White 1935
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†Doryaspis arctica Pernè€gre 2003
†Doryaspis groenhorgensis Pernegre 2005
G. †Larnovaspis Blieck 1984
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†Larnovaspis brotzeni Brotzen 1933
†Larnovaspis goujeti Blieck 1984
†Larnovaspis kneri Lankester 1868
†Larnovaspis major Zych 1927
†Larnovaspis mogielnensis Blieck 1984
G. †Mylopteraspidella Blieck 1984
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†Mylopteraspidella gracilis Blieck 1984
†Mylopteraspidella robusta Blieck 1984
G. †Oreaspis Denison 1970
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†Oreaspis ampla Bryant 1933
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Invalid names: Protaspis nanus Bryant 1933 [synonym], Protaspis perlatus Bryant 1933 [synonym], Protaspis perryi Bryant 1933 [synonym]
†Oreaspis dunklei Denison 1970
†Oreaspis williamsi Denison 1970
G. †Parapteraspis Stensio 1958
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†Parapteraspis djurinensis Blieck 1984
†Parapteraspis gracilis Stensio 1958
†Parapteraspis jackana White 1935
†Parapteraspis plana Stensio 1958
G. †Podolaspis Zych 1931
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Subg. †Podolaspis (Althaspis) Zych 1931
†Podolaspis danieli Voichyshyn 2011
†Podolaspis lerichei Zych 1927
†Podolaspis podolica Alth 1874
†Podolaspis zychi Brotzen 1933
Fm. †Protaspididae
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G. †Clavulaspis Elliott et al. 2020
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†Clavulaspis finis Elliott et al. 2020
Invalid names: Helaspis Elliott et al. 2000 [replaced]
G. †Cyrtaspidichthys Whitley 1940
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†Cyrtaspidichthys ovata Bryant 1932
†Cyrtaspidichthys sculpta Bryant 1933
G. †Psephaspis Orvig 1961
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†Psephaspis bystrowi Halstead Tarlo 1964
†Psephaspis williamsi Orvig 1961
Fm. †Psammosteidae Traquair 1896
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G. †Drepanaspis Schluter 1887
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†Drepanaspis carteri McCoy 1851
†Drepanaspis edwardsi Halstead Tarlo 1964
†Drepanaspis gemuendensis Schluter 1887
†Drepanaspis jaegeri Halstead Tarlo 1964
†Drepanaspis schrieli Gross 1933
G. †Dyptychosteus Preobrazhenskii 1910
Subfm. †Psammosteinae Traquair 1896
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G. †Traquairosteus Halstead Tarlo 1964
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†Traquairosteus falcatus Glinskiy and Nilov 2017
†Traquairosteus kiaeri Glinskiy and Nilov 2017
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Invalid names: Psammosteus kiaeri Halstead Tarlo 1964 [replaced]
†Traquairosteus pectinatus Glinskiy and Nilov 2017
†Traquairosteus pustulatus Traquair 1897
†Traquairosteus ramosus Glinskiy and Nilov 2017
G. †Psammosteus Agassiz 1844
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†Psammosteus arenatus Agassiz 1845
†Psammosteus asper Obruchev 1965
†Psammosteus bergi Mark-Kurik 1965
†Psammosteus cuneatus Obruchev 1965
†Psammosteus falcatus Gross 1942
†Psammosteus granulatus M'Coy 1848
†Psammosteus levis Obruchev 1965
†Psammosteus livonicus Obruchev 1965
†Psammosteus maeandrinus Agassiz 1845
†Psammosteus megalopteryx Trautschold 1880
†Psammosteus paradoxus Agassiz 1845
†Psammosteus pectinatus Obruchev 1965
†Psammosteus praecursor Obruchev 1947
†Psammosteus tchernovi Obruchev 1965
†Psammosteus tenuis Obruchev 1965
†Psammosteus vermicularis M'Coy 1848
†Psammosteus waltergrossi Halstead Tarlo 1964
G. †Pycnosteus Preobrajenski 1911
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†Pycnosteus obruchevi Halstead Tarlo 1964
†Pycnosteus palaeformis Preobrazhensky 1911
†Pycnosteus pauli Mark-Kurik 1965
†Pycnosteus tuberculatus Rohon 1901
G. †Pteraspis Kner 1847
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Subg. †Pteraspis (Pteraspis) White 1956
†Pteraspis crouchi Lankester 1865
†Pteraspis rostrata virgoi White 1935
Invalid names: Plesiopteraspis Stensio 1958 [synonym]
Fm. †Rhinopteraspididae Novitskaya 2004
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G. †Althaspis Zych 1931
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†Althaspis leachi White 1938
†Althaspis senniensis Loeffler and Thomas 1980
†Althaspis tarloi Voichyshyn 2011
†Althaspis vimiensis White 1960
Invalid names: Brotzenaspis Stensio 1958 [synonym], Cymripteraspis White 1960 [synonym], Pseudopteraspis Stensio 1958 [synonym]
G. †Errivaspis Blieck 1984
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†Errivaspis depressa Stensio 1958
†Errivaspis magnipinealis Brotzen 1933
†Errivaspis waynensis Blieck 1984
Invalid names: Podolaspinae Zych 1931 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 426.70000 to 298.90000 Ma
Collections (179 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wenlock - Ludlow | Greenland | Pteraspidiformes indet. (239394) | |
| Ludlow | United Kingdom | Kallostrakon alleni (239535) Kallostrakon macanuffi, Kallostrakon grindrodi, Kallostrakon podura (239534) | |
| Ludlow - Pridoli | Canada (Nunavut) | Ulutitaspis notidana (237776 237777) Ulutitaspis truncata (237773) | |
| Early/Lower Lochkovian | Canada (Nunavut) | Protopteraspis sp. indet. (238861) | |
| Early/Lower Lochkovian | United Kingdom | Protopteraspis gosseleti (238749 238779 238780 238781 238782 238783 238784 238785 238786 238788 238789 238790 238791 238792 238793 238794 238795 238797) Pteraspis rostrata (238750) Rhinopteraspis crouchi (238751) | |
| Lochkovian - Early/Lower Lochkovian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Canadapteraspis thymostomata, Canadapteraspis helostomata (237849) Pteraspidae indet. (237847) | |
| Gedinnine | Germany | Pteraspis rostrata, Pteraspis jackana, Pteraspis traquairi, Rhinopteraspis crouchi (238362) | |
| Lochkovian | Canada (Nunavut) | Anchipteraspis crenulata (237786) Mitraspis cracens (238568) Pteraspididae indet. (14026) Rhachiaspis pteriga (237782 237785) Stegobranchiaspis baringensis (238034 238035) Stegobranchiaspis baringensis, Escharaspis alata (238128) Stegobranchiaspis baringensis, Unarkaspis schultzei (90322) Ulutitaspis notidana (237784) Ulutitaspis notidana, Rhachiaspis pteriga (237783) Unarkaspis schultzei (238129) | |
| Lochkovian | France | Althaspis vimiensis (239098) Protopteraspis gosseleti (26983) | |
| Lochkovian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Canadapteraspis alocostomata (237813) | |
| Lochkovian | Norway | Canadapteraspis sp., Protopteraspis sp., Miltaspis anatirostrata (237820) Miltaspis anatirostrata, Larnovaspis goujeti, Protopteraspis vogti (237822) Protopteraspis primaeva (237816 237818) Protopteraspis sp. (26929 237815 237817 237821) Protopteraspis sp., Doryaspis sp. (237823 237826) | |
| Lochkovian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Protopteraspis micra (239099) | |
| Lochkovian | USA (Wyoming) | Protaspis transversa, Lampraspis tuberculata, Protaspis mcgrewi, Protaspis brevispina (153534) | |
| Lochkovian | Russian Federation | Pteraspidiformes indet., Protopteraspis sp., Unarkaspis sp., Pteraspididae indet. (90330) | |
| Lochkovian | Ukraine | Djurinaspis secunda (239217) Errivaspis depressa, Mylopteraspidella gracilis (238127) Larnovaspis brotzeni (239236) Larnovaspis goujeti (239250) Larnovaspis kneri, Larnovaspis brotzeni, Podolaspis zychi (239220) Larnovaspis kneri, Larnovaspis major (239235) Mylopteraspidella gracilis, Althaspis tarloi (239254) Podolaspis lerichei (239221) Podolaspis lerichei, Djurinaspis prima, Mylopteraspidella gracilis, Zascinaspis heintzi (239228) Podolaspis lerichei, Larnovaspis kneri, Larnovaspis major, Podolaspis podolica, Podolaspis zychi (239230) Podolaspis lerichei, Mylopteraspidella gracilis, Zascinaspis heintzi, Larnovaspis kneri, Podolaspis podolica (239231) Podolaspis lerichei, Zascinaspis heintzi, Larnovaspis major (239222) Podolaspis podolica (239252) Podolaspis sp., Larnovaspis sp. (26978 236556) Pteraspis major, Pteraspis rostrata, Larnovaspis kneri, Larnovaspis major (90349) Pteraspis podolicus, Pteraspis kneri, Pteraspididae indet. A, Pteraspididae indet. B, Pteraspididae indet. E, Pteraspis rostrata (90350) Semipodolaspis slobodensis (238873) Zascinaspis heintzi (239225 239227) Zascinaspis heintzi, Dnestraspis firma, Larnovaspis major, Larnovaspis mogielnensis, Parapteraspis plana (239251) | |
| Lochkovian | United Kingdom (England) | Althaspis sp. (90351) Europrotaspis crenulata, Althaspis leachi (90352) Pteraspis dairydinglensis (238454) Pteraspis rostrata (10679) Pteraspis sp. (26918) | |
| Lochkovian | Canada (Nova Scotia) | Protopteraspis sp. (14201) | |
| Lochkovian | United Kingdom (Herefordshire) | Parapteraspis jackana (239157) Pteraspis crouchi, Errivaspis waynensis, Pteraspis rostrata, Pteraspis rostrata, Pteraspis rostrata, Parapteraspis jackana (201736) | |
| Lochkovian - Pragian | Ukraine | Brachipteraspis latissima (239248) Larnovaspis major (239239) Podolaspis lerichei (239240) Pteraspis sp., Brotzenaspis kiaeri, Errivaspis magnipinealis (23447) Zascinaspis heintzi (239238) | |
| Lochkovian - Pragian | USA (Ohio) | Zascinaspis sp., Lampraspis carmani (26874) | |
| Early/Lower Devonian | USA (Wyoming) | Protaspis transversa, Lampraspis tuberculata, Protaspis mcgrewi, Protaspis brevispina (26179) | |
| Lochkovian - Eifelian | Ukraine (Ternopil) | Podolaspis lerichei, Alaeckaspis ustetchkiensis, Pavloaspis pasternaki, Djurinaspis prima, Mylopteraspidella gracilis, Zascinaspis heintzi, Podolaspis danieli, Dnestraspis firma, Larnovaspis major, Parapteraspis djurinensis, Parapteraspis plana, Podolaspis podolica, Podolaspis zychi (237769) | |
| Late/Upper Lochkovian | Belgium | Rhinopteraspis crouchi (238858) | |
| Late/Upper Lochkovian - Pragian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Xylaspis prima (238754) | |
| Pragian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Doryaspis nathorsti (238091 238092) | |
| Pragian | Ukraine | Brachipteraspis latissima (239255 239256 239259 239260) Brachipteraspis latissima, Larnovaspis sp. (239263) Mylopteraspidella gracilis (239247) Pteraspis major, Pteraspididae indet. D, Pteraspididae indet. F, Pteraspididae indet. G, Podolaspis lerichei, Brachipteraspis latissima (90348) | |
| Pragian | Russian Federation | Protopteraspididae indet., Protopteraspididae indet. 1, Pteraspidiformes indet., Pteraspididae indet., Miltaspis sp., Gigantaspis sp. (90331) | |
| Pragian | United Kingdom | Althaspis senniensis (238752) | |
| Siegen | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Rhinopteraspis dunensis, Drepanaspis schrieli (232143) | |
| Pragian - Emsian | Germany | Rhinopteraspis dunensis (239017) | |
| Pragian - Emsian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Doryaspis arctica, Woodfjordaspis felixi (238095) Doryaspis nathorsti, Doryaspis arctica (237853) Gigantaspis isachseni (237852 238272) Gigantaspis isachseni, Gigantaspis minima (237851) Gigantaspis laticephala (238274) | |
| Pragian - Emsian | Norway | Doryaspis arctica, Doryaspis groenhorgensis, Zascinaspis laticephala (233178) Doryaspis groenhorgensis (239307) | |
| Early/Lower Emsian | Germany (Gemuenden) | Drepanaspis gemuendensis (26903) | |
| Early/Lower Emsian | Germany | Drepanaspis gemuendensis (230899) Rhinopteraspis dunensis (238361) | |
| Early/Lower Emsian | Germany (Alken) | Drepanaspis sp., Rhinopteraspis dunensis (27049) | |
| Emsian | USA (Wyoming) | Protaspis bucheri, Protaspis dorfi, Protaspis ovata, Protaspis sculpta, Oreaspis dunklei, Oreaspis williamsi, Oreaspis ampla (26176) | |
| Emsian | USA (Utah) | Blieckaspis priscillae (233157) Psephaspis williamsi (233171) | |
| Emsian | Belarus (Vitebsk) | Psammosteoidei indet. (232875) | |
| Emsian | Belarus (Gormel) | Psammosteus toriensis, Psammosteoidei indet. (232955) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian | USA (Nevada) | Pteraspidinae indet., Pirumaspis lancasteri, Tuberculaspis elyensis, Lamiaspis longiripa (237780) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian | USA (California) | Pteraspididae indet., Blieckaspis priscillae (206448) Pteraspididae indet., Panamintaspis snowi (206449) | |
| Eifelian | Belarus | Pycnosteus sp. (225881 225882) | |
| Eifelian | Brazil (Para) | Pteraspis sp. (37137) | |
| Eifelian | Belarus (Vitebsk) | Pteraspidiformes indet., Psammosteoidei indet. (232958) | |
| Eifelian | Russian Federation | Pycnosteus sp., Protopteraspididae indet 2, Psammosteus sp., Psammosteidae indet. (90332) | |
| Eifelian | USA (Utah) | Eucyclaspis erroli (238263) | |
| Eifelian | USA (Idaho) | Scutellaspis wilsoni, Ecphymaspis idahoensis (238356) | |
| Eifelian | Estonia | Pycnosteus sp., Ganosteus sp. (225793) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Russian Federation | Psammosteus sp., Psammosteidae indet. (90333) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Estonia | Pycnosteus tuberculatus, Psammosteus bergi (225851) Vladimirolepis proia, Ganosteus artus, Pycnosteus palaeformis (225804) Vladimirolepis proia, Ganosteus artus, Pycnosteus pauli (225803) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Latvia | Vladimirolepis proia, Ganosteus artus, Pycnosteus palaeformis (225850) Vladimirolepis proia, Ganosteus artus, Pycnosteus pauli, Pycnosteus palaeformis (225802) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Belarus | Pycnosteus sp. (225886) | |
| Givetian | Latvia | Psammosteus livonicus, Placosteus undulatus (239144) | |
| Givetian | Estonia | Elgaia luhai (239669) Ganosteus stellatus, Vladimirolepis proia, Ganosteus artus, Pycnosteus pauli, Pycnosteus palaeformis (239664) Placosteus alatus (239670) Psammosteus bergi (239672) | |
| Givetian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Spitsbergen) | Psammosteidae indet., Psammosteus arenatus (225592) | |
| Givetian | Russian Federation | Psammosteus waltergrossi, Traquairosteus falcatus (239668) | |
| Givetian | Canada (Alberta) | Clavulaspis finis (238355) | |
| Givetian | Belarus (Gormel) | Pycnosteus sp., Psammosteus sp., Ganosteus sp., Ganosteus stellatus (242242) | |
| Givetian | Belarus (Brest) | Ganosteus sp., Psammosteoidei indet. (242243) Pycnosteus sp., Ganosteus sp. (242244) | |
| Late/Upper Givetian | Russian Federation | Psammosteus sp. (90334) | |
| Late/Upper Givetian | Belarus | Psammosteus praecursor (225888) | |
| Late/Upper Givetian | Latvia | Placosteus undulatus, Traquairosteus ramosus (239671) | |
| Late/Upper Givetian | Estonia | Psammosteus spp., Ganosteus stellatus (225778) | |
| Early/Lower Frasnian | Russian Federation | Oredezhosteus kuleshovi (90346) Psammosteus praecursor (90343) Psammosteus sp. (90335) | |
| Early/Lower Frasnian | Latvia | Oredezhosteus livonicus (90347) | |
| Frasnian | Canada (Nunavut) | Traquairosteus kiaeri (239676) | |
| Frasnian | United Kingdom | Psammosteidae indet. (239215) | |
| Frasnian | Russian Federation | Psammosteus cuneatus (239673) Psammosteus levis, Traquairosteus ramosus, Traquairosteus pectinatus (239674) Psammosteus maeandrinus, Psammosteus asper, Traquairosteus pectinatus (239134) Psammosteus tenuis (239675) | |
| Middle Frasnian | Russian Federation (Saint Petersburg) | Psammosteus megalopteryx (196703) | |
| Middle Frasnian | Canada (Nunavut) | Perscheia pulla (236499) | |
| Middle Frasnian - Late/Upper Frasnian | United Kingdom | Psammosteus megalopteryx (239413) | |
| Late/Upper Frasnian | Russian Federation | Obruchevia heckeri, Psammosteus falcatus (238745) Psammosteus sp. (90336) | |
| Late/Upper Frasnian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Traquairosteus pustulatus, Traquairosteus falcatus (176215) | |
| Famennian | Greenland | Psammosteus sp. (238738) | |
| Pennsylvanian | Ireland | Psammosteus granulatus (132818) | |
| Pennsylvanian | United Kingdom | Psammosteus vermicularis (132819) |