Menaspis

Menaspis is an extinct genus of holocephalian cartilaginous fish from the Permian period (Wuchiapingian stage). The only species in this genus is Menaspis armata.^[1]

Menaspis Temporal range: Wuchiapingian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Restoration of Menaspis armata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Holocephali
Order:	†Menaspiformes
Family:	†Menaspidae
Genus:	†Menaspis Ewald, 1848[1]
Species:	†M. armata
Binomial name
†Menaspis armata Ewald, 1848