| Lamiaspis Temporal range: Early Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Pteraspidomorphi |
| Subclass: | †Heterostraci |
| Order: | †Pteraspidiformes |
| Genus: | †Lamiaspis Ilyes & Elliott, 1994 |
| Species: | †L. longiripa |
| Binomial name | |
| †Lamiaspis longiripa Ilyes & Elliott, 1994 | |
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
- ^ Robert R. Ilyes; David K. Elliott (1994). "New Early Devonian pteraspidids (Agnatha, Heterostraci) from east-central Nevada". Journal of Paleontology. 68 (4): 878–892. doi:10.1017/S0022336000026330.
- uBio: Lamiaspis (accessed 13 February 2016)
- GBIF: Lamiaspis Ilyes & Elliott, 1994 (accessed 13 February 2016)
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| Lamiaspis | |
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