Capitaspis

Capitaspis; Temporal range: Late Silurian, Pridoli PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Class:	† Pteraspidomorpha
Subclass:	† Heterostraci
Order:	† Cyathaspidiformes
Family:	† Cyathaspididae
Subfamily:	† Cyathaspidinae
Genus:	† Capitaspis ; Elliott, 2013
Type species
	†Capitaspis giblingi; Elliott, 2013

Last updated May 02, 2025

Capitaspis is an extinct genus of cyathaspidine cyathaspidid heterostracan jawless vertebrate known from the Late Silurian Somerset Island Formation (Pridolian epoch) of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains a single species, Capitaspis giblingi. It is most closely related to Pionaspis .^[1]

References

↑ Elliott, D. K. (2013). "A new cyathaspid (Agnatha, Heterostraci) with an articulated oral cover from the Late Silurian of the Canadian Arctic". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (1): 29–34. Bibcode:2013JVPal..33...29E. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.717568. S2CID 130709913.

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[Capitaspis-1] Elliott, D. K. (2013). "A new cyathaspid (Agnatha, Heterostraci) with an articulated oral cover from the Late Silurian of the Canadian Arctic". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (1): 29–34. Bibcode:2013JVPal..33...29E. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.717568. S2CID 130709913.

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