Ritchieichthys
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| Ritchieichthys Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Class: | †Pteraspidomorpha |
| Subclass: | †Arandaspida |
| Genus: | †Ritchieichthys |
| Species: | †R. nibili |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ritchieichthys nibili Sansom et. al., 2013 | |
Ritchieichthys is an extinct genus of arandaspid fish that lived during the Late Ordovician (Katian stage) in the Nibili Formation of the Canning Basin in Western Australia. The only species in this genus is Ritchieichthys nibili making it a monotypic genus. It has cellular dentine which forms the bulk of the dermal armor ornament.[1]