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Anaspidomorphi

Anaspidomorphi (anaspidomorphs) is an extinct superclass of jawless fish.

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Jul 4, 2026
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Anaspidomorphs
Temporal range: Early Silurian - Late Devonian
Reconstruction of the Late Silurian anaspid agnathan Cowielepis ritchiei, of Cowie Bay, Scotland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Superclass: Anaspidomorphi
Subtaxa

Anaspidomorphi (anaspidomorphs) is an extinct superclass of jawless fish.

According to the newer taxonomy based on the work of Nelson, Grande and Wilson 20161 and van der Laan 2018,2 the phylogeny of Anaspidomorphi looks like this:

References

References

  1. Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
  2. van der Laan, Richard (2018). "Family-group names of fossil fishes". European Journal of Taxonomy.
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