Zuegelepis
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| Zuegelepis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Class: | †Thelodonti |
| Order: | †Phlebolepidiformes |
| Family: | †Katoporodidae |
| Genus: | †Zuegelepis Turner, 1999 |
| Species: | †Z. potanus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Zuegelepis potanus Turner, 1999 | |
Zuegelepis is a species of prehistoric jawless fish from the Hendricks Formation of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.[1][2] It was a thelodont which lived in the early Silurian, specifically the Aeronian stage of the Llandovery Epoch. The scales of Zuegelepis likely served an anti-parasite role, similar to modern sharks which form large groups and cruise at slow to medium speeds.[3][4]
