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Pterygolepis
Reconstruction of the anaspid agnathan Pterygolepis nitida, of Late Silurian Europe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Anaspida
Order:	†Birkeniiformes
Family:	†Pterygolepididae Obručhev 1964 corrig.
Genus:	†Pterygolepis Cossmann, 1920
Species
†Pterygolepis nitidus (Kiær 1911)
Synonyms
†Pterolepis Kiaer, 1911 non Rambur 1838 †Pterolepidops Fowler 1947 †Pterolepis nitida Kiær 1911 †Pterolepidops nitida (Kiær1911) Fowler 1947

Pterygolepis is an extinct genus of jawless fish belonging to the order Birkeniiformes.

• Fossil of Pterygolepis nitidus, an extinct fish. Took the picture at Museum of Paleontology, Tübingen
• Pterygolepis nitidus from Lower Silurian of Norway

References

External links

• "Pterygolepis". The Encyclopedia of Life.

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