Djurinaspis

Djurinaspis; Temporal range: Early Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Class:	† Osteostraci
Order:	† Zenaspidida
Family:	† Zenaspididae
Genus:	† Djurinaspis ; Novitskaya, 1983

Last updated January 27, 2026

Djurinaspis is an extinct genus of jawless fish which existed during the early Devonian period. It was originally described by Novitskaya in 1983.^[1] A new species, D. secunda, from Ukraine was described by Victor Voichyshyn in 2011.^[2]

References

↑ L. I. Novitskaya (2007). "Evolution of generic and species diversity in agnathans (Heterostraci: Orders Cyathaspidiformes, Pteraspidiformes)". Paleontological Journal . 41 (3): 268–280. doi:10.1134/S0031030107030069. S2CID 83944269.
↑ Victor Voichyshyn (2011). "The early Devonian Agnathans of Podolia, Ukraine". Palaeontologia Polonica . 66: 1–211. doi: 10.4202/pp.2011.66_001 .

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[1] L. I. Novitskaya (2007). "Evolution of generic and species diversity in agnathans (Heterostraci: Orders Cyathaspidiformes, Pteraspidiformes)". Paleontological Journal . 41 (3): 268–280. doi:10.1134/S0031030107030069. S2CID 83944269.

[2] Victor Voichyshyn (2011). "The early Devonian Agnathans of Podolia, Ukraine". Palaeontologia Polonica . 66: 1–211. doi: 10.4202/pp.2011.66_001 .

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