Kingdom Animalia Class †Pteraspidomorphi Order †Pteraspidiformes | Phylum Chordata Subclass †Heterostraci | |
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Genus †Lamiaspis
Ilyes & Elliott, 1994 Similar Panamintaspis, Pteraspidiformes, Pteraspididae, Doryaspis, Drepanaspis | ||
Lamiaspis longiripa is an extinct pteraspid heterostracan agnathan vertebrate found in marine strata of Early Devonian Nevada.
The generic name translates as "shark shield", in reference to its shark-like hydrodynamic shape.
References
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