Witaaspis

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Witaaspis
Temporal range: Silurian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Osteostraci
Family:
†Cephalaspidae
Genus:
Witaaspis
Species:
W. patteni

Witaaspis was an extinct genus of osteostraci fish that lived in the Wenlock and Ludlow epochs of the Silurian period. [1]

Witaaspis schrenckii (Pander) and Witaaspis patteni Robertson were formally named in 1945, along with three other genara of osteostraci. [2]

The genera were named Witaaspis after the quarry in Estonia where the specimens were found. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Extremely Rare Witaaspsis Silurian Jawless Fish". Fossil Mall. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ Robertson, George M. (April 30, 1945). "Сephalaspids from the Upper Silurian of Oesel, with a Discussion of Cephalaspid Genera*". American Journal of Science. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ Robertson, George M. (August 31, 1939). "The Status of Cephalaspis Schrenckii Pander from the Upper Silurian of Oesel". The Journal of Geology, Vol. 47, No. 6, page 650. Retrieved May 14, 2025.


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