Mitraspis

Mitraspis; Temporal range: Lochkovian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Class:	† Pteraspidomorpha
Subclass:	† Heterostraci
Order:	† Pteraspidiformes
Family:	† Pteraspididae
Genus:	† Mitraspis
Species:	†M. cracens
Binomial name
	†Mitraspis cracens; Elliott et. al., 2015

Last updated June 27, 2025

Mitraspis is an extinct genus of pteraspidid that lived during the Lochkovian stage of the Early Devonian epoch.

Distribution

Mitraspis cracens is known from the Drake Bay Formation of Prince of Wales Island in Nunavut, Canada.^[1]

References

↑ Elliott, David K.; Schultze, Hans-Peter; Blieck, Alain (2 November 2015). "A new pteraspid (Agnatha, Heterostraci) from the Lower Devonian Drake Bay Formation, Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada, and comments on environmental preferences of pteraspids". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 35 (6): e1005098. doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.1005098. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 25 June 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] Elliott, David K.; Schultze, Hans-Peter; Blieck, Alain (2 November 2015). "A new pteraspid (Agnatha, Heterostraci) from the Lower Devonian Drake Bay Formation, Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada, and comments on environmental preferences of pteraspids". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 35 (6): e1005098. doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.1005098. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 25 June 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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