Extinct genus of jawless fishes
Lamiaspis
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†Lamiaspis
Ilyes & Elliott, 1994
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†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.[1][2][3]
The generic name translates as "shark shield", in reference to its shark-like hydrodynamic shape.[1]
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