Faberaspis

Faberaspis; Temporal range: Lochkovian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Class:	† Pteraspidomorpha
Subclass:	† Heterostraci
Order:	† Cyathaspidiformes
Family:	† Cyathaspididae
Genus:	† Faberaspis
Species:	†F. elgae
Binomial name
	†Faberaspis elgae; Elliott et al., 2018

Last updated February 01, 2026

Faberaspis is an extinct monotypic genus of cyathaspidid fish that lived in what is now Prince of Wales Island during the Lochkovian stage of the Early Devonian epoch.^[1]

Etymology

The generic name Faberaspis is derived from the Latin word faber, meaning smith, in reference to Smith Bay, and the Greek word aspis , meaning shield. The specific epithet of the type and only species, Faberaspis elgae, honours the palaeontologist Elga Mark-Kurik for her study of early vertebrates.^[2]

References

↑ "PBDB Taxon" . Retrieved 31 January 2026.
↑ Elliott, David K.; Lassiter, Linda S.; Blieck, Alain (24 January 2018). "A new species of cyathaspid (Vertebrata: Pteraspidomorphi: Heterostraci) from the Lower Devonian Drake Bay Formation, Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada". Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences. 67 (1): 88–95. doi:10.3176/earth.2018.06. ISSN 1736-4728 . Retrieved 31 January 2026– via Estonian Academy Publishers.

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[1] "PBDB Taxon" . Retrieved 31 January 2026.

[2] Elliott, David K.; Lassiter, Linda S.; Blieck, Alain (24 January 2018). "A new species of cyathaspid (Vertebrata: Pteraspidomorphi: Heterostraci) from the Lower Devonian Drake Bay Formation, Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada". Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences. 67 (1): 88–95. doi:10.3176/earth.2018.06. ISSN 1736-4728 . Retrieved 31 January 2026– via Estonian Academy Publishers.

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