Cyathaspididae
Extinct family of jawless fishes
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Cyathaspididae is an extinct family in the heterostracan order Cyathaspidiformes.[1][2]
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| Cyathaspididae | |
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| Reconstruction of Cyathaspis banksii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Class: | †Pteraspidomorpha |
| Subclass: | †Heterostraci |
| Order: | †Cyathaspidiformes |
| Clade: | †Cyathaspidida |
| Family: | †Cyathaspididae Romer, 1945 |
| Type genus | |
| †Cyathaspis Lankester | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cyathaspidei Kiaer | |
Cyathaspididae contains most of the genera originally contained within Cyathaspididae, as well as those genera contained within Irregularaspididae, and Poraspididae. In addition to the type genus, †Cyathaspis, Cyathaspididae contains the following genera: †Americaspis, †Archegonaspis, †Capitaspis, †Dikenaspis, †Dinaspidella, †Homaspidella, †Irregulareaspis, †Nahanniaspis, †Pionaspis, †Poraspis, †Ptomaspis, †Seretaspis, †Steinaspis, †Torpedaspis and †Vernonaspis.
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