Protaspis

Extinct genus of jawless fishes

Protaspis
Temporal range: Late Emsian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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Pteraspidomorphi
  • Anatolepis
Arandaspida
Arandaspidiformes
Astraspididae
Arandaspididae
Heterostracomorphi
Astraspida
Astraspidiformes
Astraspididae
Tesakoviaspidida
Tesakoviaspididae
Eriptychiida
Eriptychiiformes
Eriptychiidae
  • Eleochera
Eriptychiidae
  • Eriptychius
Oniscolepididae
  • Kallostrakon
  • Oniscolepis
Heterostraci
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Arandaspis Astraspis desiderata
Cyathaspidiformes
    • see below↓
Pteraspidiformes
    • see below↓
Cardipeltida
Lepidaspidida
Corvaspidida
  • Corvaspis
Tolypelepidida
  • Asketaspis
  • Athenaegis
  • Tolypelepis
Tesseraspidiformes
Traquairaspidiformes
Phialaspididae
  • Munchoaspis
  • Phialaspis
  • Toombsaspis
Traquairaspididae
Weigeltaspididae
Athenaegis chattertoni Heterostraci
  • Nakaolinaspis
Cyathaspidida
Cyathaspidae
  • Cyathaspis
  • Americaspis
  • Archegonaspis
  • Capitaspis
  • Dikenaspis
  • Dinaspidella
  • Homaspidella
  • Irregulareaspis
  • Nahanniaspis
  • Pionaspis
  • Poraspis
  • Ptomaspis
  • Seretaspis
  • Steinaspis
  • Torpedaspis
  • Veronaspis
Ariaspidae
Ctenaspidae
Amphiaspidida
incertae sedis
  • Gunaspis
Amphiaspidoidei
Amphiaspididae
Edaphaspididae
Gabreyaspididae
  • Gabreyaspis
  • Prosarctaspis
  • Pelaspis
  • Tareyaspis
Olbiaspididae
  • Olbiaspis
  • Kureykaspis
  • Angaraspis
Hibernaspidoidei
Hibernaspididae
Eglonaspididae
  • Eglonaspis
  • Gerronaspis
  • Lecaniaspis
  • Empedaspis
  • Pelurgaspis
Aphataspididae
  • Aphataspis
  • Putoranaspis
Siberiaspidoidei
Siberiaspididae
  • Siberiaspis
  • Argyriaspis
Tuxeraspididae
  • Tuxeraspis
  • Litotaspis
  • Dotaspis
Poraspis Hibernaspis macrolepis
Anchipteraspididae
  • Anchipteraspis
  • Rhachiaspis
  • Ulutitaspis
Podolaspididae
Protopteraspididae
Psammosteida
Drepanaspididae
Guerichosteidae
  • Guerichosteus
  • Hariosteus
  • Pycnolepis
Pycnosteidae
Psammolepididae
  • Psammosteus
Psammosteidae
  • Crenosteus
  • Elgaia
  • Karelosteus
  • Osteoplax
  • Placosteus
  • Psammosteus
  • Psarkosteus
  • Rohonosteus
  • Selerolepis
  • Vladimirolepis
Obrucheviidae
  • Obruchevia
Pteraspidoidei
incertae sedis
Pteraspididae
Gigantaspididae
  • Gigantaspis
Protaspididae
  • Protaspis
  • Cosmaspis
  • Lampraspis
  • Europrotaspis
  • Cyrtaspidichthys
  • Oreaspis
  • Psephaspis
  • Rodenaspis
  • Tuberculaspis
  • Xylaspis
  • Zascinaspis
  • Woodfjordaspis
  • Pirumaspis
Pteraspis rostrata Psammolepis alata
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Taxon identifiers
Protaspis


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