Lamiaspis

Lamiaspis
Temporal range:
Artist's impression
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Subclass:
Order:
Genus:
Lamiaspis

Ilyes & Elliott, 1994
Species:
L. longiripa
Binomial name
Lamiaspis longiripa
Ilyes & Elliott, 1994

Lamiaspis longiripa is an extinct pteraspid heterostracan agnathan vertebrate found in marine strata of Early Devonian Nevada.

The generic name translates as "shark shield", in reference to its shark-like hydrodynamic shape.