Lamiaspis
| Lamiaspis Temporal range: Early Devonian | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Artist's impression | |
| 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.[1][2][3]
The generic name translates as "shark shield," in reference to its shark-like hydrodynamic shape.[1]
References
- 1 2 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)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 26, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.