Ritchieichthys

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Ritchieichthys
Temporal range: Katian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Pteraspidomorpha
Subclass: Arandaspida
Genus: Ritchieichthys
Species:
R. nibili
Binomial name
Ritchieichthys nibili
Sansom et. al., 2013

Ritchieichthys is an extinct genus of arandaspid that lived during the Katian stage of the Late Ordovician epoch.

Distribution

Ritchieichthys nibili is known from the Nibili Formation of the Canning Basin in Western Australia. [1]

References

  1. Sansom, Ivan J.; Haines, Peter W.; Andreev, Plamen; Nicoll, Robert S. (25 June 2013). "A new pteraspidomorph from the Nibil Formation (Katian, Late Ordovician) of the Canning Basin, Western Australia" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 33 (4): 764–769. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.751920. ISSN   0272-4634 . Retrieved 25 June 2025 via Taylor and Francis Online.