Palaeacanthaspis

Palaeacanthaspis Temporal range: Early Devonian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Placodermi
Order:	Acanthothoraciformes
Family:	Palaeacanthaspidae
Genus:	Palaeacanthaspis
Species:	P. vasta
Binomial name
Palaeacanthaspis vasta

Palaeacanthaspis vasta is an extinct acanthothoracid placoderm from the early Devonian of Europe.

References

Placoderms

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata

Major clades

Acanthothoraci Antiarchi Arthrodira Petalichthyida Phlyctaeniida Phyllolepida Ptyctodontida Rhenanida

Basal placoderms

Acanthothoraci *

?Hagiangellidae	?Hagiangella

Palaeacanthaspidae*	Arabosteus Dobrowlania Kimaspis Kolymaspis Kosoraspis Palaeacanthaspis Radotina Romundina

?Weejasperaspididae	Weejasperaspis Murrindalaspis

Rhenanida

Others

Antiarchi

Basal antiarchs

Minicrania
Silurolepis

Sinolepidae

Dayaoshania
Grenfellaspis
Sinolepis
Vanchienolepis
Xichonolepis

Yunnanolepiformes

incertae sedis	Heteroyunnanolepis Zhanjilepis Shimenolepis

Chuchinolepidae	Chuchinolepis

Yunnanolepididae	Parayunnanolepis Phymolepis Mizia Yunnanolepis

Euantiarcha

Asterolepidoidei

Asperaspis
Asterolepis
Byssacanthus
Gerdalepis
Grossaspis
Hunanolepis
Kirgisolepis
Pambulaspis
Pterichthyodes
Remigolepis
Sherbonaspis
Stegolepis

Bothriolepidoidei

Dianolepis Kirgisolepis Luquanolepis Nawagiaspis Tenizolepis

Bothriolepididae	Bothriolepis Briagalepis Grossilepis Monarolepis Vietnamaspis

Jiangxilepididae	Jiangxilepis Ningxialepis

Microbrachiidae	Hohsienolepis Microbrachius Wudinolepis

Petalichthyida

Basal and incertae sedis	Diandongpetalichthys Neopetalichthys

Quasipetalichthyidae	Quasipetalichthys Eurycaraspis

Macropetalichthyidae	Ellopetalichthys Epipetalichthys Lunaspis Macropetalichthys Notopetalichthys Shearsbyaspis Tongdzuylepis Wijdeaspis

Ptyctodontida

Ptyctodontidae	Austroptyctodus Campbellodus Chelyophorus Ctenurella Denisonodus Destnoporella Eczematolepis Goniosteus Materpiscis Palaeomylus Ptyctodopis Ptyctodus Rhamphodopsis Rhynchodus

Arthrodira

Actinolepidoidei*

Aethaspis Aleosteus Anarthraspis Baringaspis Bryantolepis Erikaspis Eskimaspis Heightingtonaspis Kujdanowiaspis Lataspis Lehmanosteus Mediaspis Proaethaspis Sigaspis Simblaspis

Actinolepidae *	Actinolepis Ailuracantha Bollandaspis Szeaspis

Antarctaspidae*	Antarctaspis Qataraspis Yujiangolepis

Phyllolepida	Austrophyllolepis Cowralepis Gavinaspis Phyllolepis Placolepis

Wuttagoonaspidae	Wuttagoonaspis Yiminaspis

Phlyctaenioidei /
Phlyctaenii*

Phlyctaenididae	Aggeraspis Cartieraspis Diadsomaspis Elegantaspis Neophlyctaenius Pageauaspis Phlyctaenius

Arctaspididae	Dicksonosteus

Arctolepididae	Arctolepis Heintzosteus Huginaspis Kueichowlepis

Groenlandaspididae	Africanaspis Boomeraspis Groenlandaspis Mithakaspis Mulgaspis Tiaraspis Turrisaspis

Williamsaspididae	Elvaspis Williamsaspis

Brachythoraci

Basal
brachythoracids

Antineosteus
Gemuendenaspis
Maideria
Xiangshuiosteus

Heterosteidae

Herasmius
Heterosteus
Tollichthys

Holonematidae

Artesonema
Belemnacanthus
Bimbianga
Deirosteus
Deveonema
Gyroplacosteus
Holonema
Megaloplax
Rhenonema
Tropidosteus
Tropinema

Homosteidae

Angarichthys Cathlesichthys Dhanguura Euleptaspis Euleptaspis Luetkeichthys

Migmatocephala	Antineosteus Atlantidosteus Homosteus Taemasosteus Tityosteus

Buchanosteidae

Eubrachythoraci

Coccosteomorphi

Camuropiscidae	Camuropiscis Fallacosteus Latocamurus Simosteus Rolfosteus Tubonasus

Coccosteidae	Belgiosteus Clarkeosteus Coccosteus Dickosteus Jiuchengia Livosteus Millerosteus Protitanichthys Watsonosteus

Incisoscutidae	Incisoscutum

Plourdosteidae	Compagopiscis Gogopiscis ?Kimberleyichthys Menamaraspis ?Plourdosteus

Torosteidae	Eldenosteus Harrytoombsia Torosteus

Pachyosteomorphi

Kiangyousteus

Brachydeiridae

Leptosteidae

Leptosteus

Rachiosteidae

Rachiosteus

Aspinothoracidi

Bungartiidae	Bungartius

Dinichthyidae *	Bruntonichthys Bullerichthys Dinichthys Kianyousteus Protitanichthys Squamatognathus

Hadrosteidae	Hadrosteus

Leiosteidae	Erromenosteus

Mylostomatidae	Dinomylostoma Kendrickichthys Mylostoma Tafilalichthys

Selenosteidae	Braunosteus Draconichthys Enseosteus Gymnotrachelus Melanosteus Microsteus Pachyosteus Paramylostoma Phymosteus Rhinosteus Selenosteus Stenosteus Walterosteus

Titanichthyidae	Titanichthys

Trematosteidae	Belosteus Brachyosteus Cyrtosteus Parabelosteus Trematosteus

Dunkleosteoidea

Panxiosteidae	Janiosteus ?Kimberleyichthys Panxiosteus ?Plourdosteus

Dunkleosteidae	Dunkleosteus Eastmanosteus Golshanichthys Hussakofia Westralichthys

Related categories

Placoderms Devonian fish

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