Lamiaspis
| Lamiaspis Temporal range: Early Devonian |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Pteraspidomorphi |
| Subclass: | †Heterostraci |
| Order: | †Pteraspidiformes |
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†Lamiaspis Ilyes & Elliott, 1994 |
| Species: | †L. longiripa |
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†Lamiaspis longiripa Ilyes & Elliott, 1994 |
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Lamiaspis longiripa is an extinct pteraspid heterostracan agnathan vertebrate found in marine strata of Early Devonian Nevada.
The generic name translates as "shark shield", in reference to its shark-like hydrodynamic shape.
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