Euphaneropidae

Euphaneropidae is an extinct family of prehistoric jawless fishes in the extinct order Euphanerida. These fishes are characterised by a greatly elongated branchial apparatus which covers most of the length of the body. Fossils are known from the Lower Silurian and Middle Devonian of Scotland, and the Upper Devonian of Canada. In particular, Euphanerops is unique in that it has two anal fins.^[3]

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Euphaneropidae Temporal range: Lower Silurian–Upper Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Ciderius cooperi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Superclass:	†Anaspidomorphi
Order:	†Jamoytiiformes
Family:	†Euphaneropidae Woodward 1900[1]
Type genus
†Euphanerops Woodward, 1900
Genera[2]
†Achanarella †Ciderius †Cornovichthys †Euphanerops (=Endeiolepis, Legendrelepis)
Synonyms
†Euphaneropsidae (sic) Woodward, 1900 †Endeiolepidae Stensiö, 1939 †Lasaniidae Goodrich, 1909

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