Ariaspidae
| Ariaspidae | |
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| Artist's reconstruction of Anglaspis macculloughi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Class: | †Pteraspidomorpha |
| Subclass: | †Heterostraci |
| Order: | †Cyathaspidiformes |
| Clade: | †Cyathaspidida |
| Family: | †Ariaspidae |
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Ariaspidae is a family of extinct cyathaspidiform heterostracan agnathans in the suborder Cyathaspidida.
Family Ariaspidae contains Ariaspis, and its sister-taxa originally contained within Anglaspididae/Anglaspidinae, including Anglaspis, Listraspis, Liliaspis, and Paraliliaspis.[1]
References
- ^ Lundgren, Mette, and Henning Blom. "Phylogenetic relationships of the cyathaspidids (Heterostraci)." GFF 135.1 (2013): 74-84.
- Phylogenetic patterns in the heterostracan families Cyathaspidae, Ariaspidae and Ctenaspidae. Lundgren Mette and Blom Henning, The 2nd Wiman meeting : Carl Wiman's Legacy: 100 years of Swedish Palaeontology : Uppsala 17–18 November 2011, 16-17 p.