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Pteraspidomorphi

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iPteraspidomorphi
Fossil range: Ordovician - Devonian
Image:Drepanaspis gemuendina.jpg
Drepanaspis gemuendina, accompanied by Tiaraspis subtilis
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Agnatha
Subclass: 'Pteraspidomorphi'
Orders

Arandaspida
Heterostraci
Thelodontidae
Eriptychiida
Astraspida

Pteraspidomorphi is an extinct subclass of early jawless fish. The fossils show extensive shielding of the head. Some species may have lived in fresh water. The taxon contains the subgroups Heterostraci, Astraspida, Arandaspida and Eriptychiida.

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