Protaspis (Protaspis) bucheri Bryant 1932

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes

Alternative combinations: Protaspis bucheri, Pteraspis bucheri

Full reference: W. L. Bryant. 1932. Lower Devonian Fishes of Bear Tooth Butte, Wyoming. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 71(5):225-254

Belongs to Protaspis (Protaspis) according to R. H. Denison 1970

See also Bryant 1932 and Bryant 1933

Sister taxa: Protaspis (Protaspis) brevispina, Protaspis (Protaspis) dorfi, Protaspis (Protaspis) mcgrewi

Type specimen: PU 13480, a partial skeleton (impression in yellow limestone of the dorsal and ventral shields of a fish, together with the dorsal spine and a few detached scales)

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protaspis (Protaspis) bucheri in the database

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