Lungmenshanaspis

Lungmenshanaspis Temporal range: Lochkovian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Reconstruction of L. yunnanensis (top) and L. kiangyouensis (bottom)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Superclass:	† Cephalaspidomorphi
Class:	† Galeaspida
Order:	† Huananaspidiformes
Family:	† Huananaspidae
Subfamily:	† Macrothyraspinae
Genus:	† Lungmenshanaspis Pan & Wang, 1975
Type species
†Lungmenshanaspis kiangyouensis Pan & Wang, 1975
Species
Lungmenshanaspis kiangyouensisPan & Wang, 1975 Lungmenshanaspis yunnanensisWang et al., 1996

Lungmenshanaspis is an extinct genus of galeaspid vertebrates. It lived during the Lochkovian stage in Sichuan, China. ^[1]

Description

Lungmenshanaspis is 15 cm (5.91 in.) in length. ^[1] A hole on its head probably helped it to breathe, similar to modern-day noses. It is best known for the projections on its front and sides of its head.

Classification

Relationships

Below is a cladogram of family Huananaspidae, where Lungmenshanaspis is shown in bold:

Huananaspidae	Asiaspis Nanpanaspis Stephaspis Huananaspis Macrothyraspinae Lungmenshanaspis Qingmenaspis Sinoszechuanaspis Macrothyraspis

Species

• Lungmenshanaspis kiangyouensis
• Lungmenshanaspis yunnanensis

References

1. "Lungmenshanaspis kiangyouensis" . Retrieved 2025-01-09.