†family Pteraspididae Claypole 1885 (jawless fish)
Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Pteraspididae
Alternative spelling: Pteraspidae
Parent taxon: Pteraspidiformes according to M. Dumbrava and A. Blieck 2005
See also Blieck 1984, Blieck et al. 2002, Bryant 1932, Elliott and Ilyes 1996, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Anchipteraspididae, Protopteraspididae, Pteraspidoidei
Subtaxa: Archaeoteuthis Chiastolepis Doryaspidinae Glossoidaspis Holaspis Kallostracon Mylopteraspis Palaeoteuthis Pteraspidinae Scaphaspis Sphagodus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), the Russian Federation (2), Ukraine (2), United States (2: California)
Total: 7 collections including 11 occurrences