Biology:Protaspis

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Short description: Extinct genus of jawless fishes

Protaspis
Temporal range: Late Emsian
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Pteraspidomorphi
Subclass: Heterostraci
Order: Pteraspidiformes
Family: Protaspididae
Genus: Protaspis
Bryant, 1933
Type species
Pteraspis bucheri
Bryant, 1932
Species
  • Protaspis bucheri (Bryant, 1932)
  • Protaspis dorfi (Bryant, 1932)
  • Protaspis macgrewi Denison, 1970

Protaspis is an extinct genus of pteraspidid heterostracan agnathan which lived during the Early Devonian of the United States , with fossils found in marine strata in what is now Utah, Wyoming and Idaho.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2113449 entry