Cyathaspidida
Extinct clade of jawless fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cyathaspidida is a taxon of extinct cyathaspidiform heterostracan agnathans whose fossils are found in Silurian to Lower Devonian marine strata of Europe and North America.[1] In life, they are thought to be benthic animals that lived most of their lives either mostly buried in or resting directly on top of the substrate.
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Cyathaspidida | |
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Cyathaspis banksii reconstruction | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
Class: | †Pteraspidomorphi |
Subclass: | †Heterostraci |
Order: | †Cyathaspidiformes |
Clade: | †Cyathaspidida |
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