Menaspis

Menaspis
Temporal range: Wuchiapingian
Restoration of Menaspis armata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: †Menaspiformes
Family: †Menaspidae
Genus: †Menaspis
Ewald, 1848[1]
Species:
†M. armata
Binomial name
†Menaspis armata
Ewald, 1848

Menaspis is an extinct genus of holocephalian cartilaginous fish from the Permian period (Wuchiapingian stage). The only species in this genus is Menaspis armata.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Menaspis Ewald, 1848". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

Further reading

  • Aquagenesis: The Origin and Evolution of Life in the Sea by Richard Ellis
  • Rocks and Fossils: A Visual Guide (Visual Guides) by Robert R. Coenraads


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