Lungmenshanaspis
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Reconstruction of L. yunnanensis (top) and L. kiangyouensis (bottom) |
Scientific classification |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
Class: | †Galeaspida |
Order: | †Huananaspidiformes |
Family: | †Huananaspidae |
Subfamily: | †Macrothyraspinae |
Genus: | † Pan & Wang, 1975 |
Type species |
†Lungmenshanaspis kiangyouensis
Pan & Wang, 1975 |
Species |
- Lungmenshanaspis kiangyouensis Pan & Wang, 1975
- Lungmenshanaspis yunnanensis Wang et al., 1996
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Lungmenshanaspis is an extinct genus of galeaspid vertebrates. It lived during the Lochkovian stage in Sichuan, China.[1]
Description
Lungmenshanaspis is 15 cm (5.91 in.) in length.[1] A hole on its head probably helped it to breathe, similar to modern-day noses. It is best known for the projections on its front and sides of its head.
Classification
Relationships
Below is a cladogram of family Huananaspidae, where Lungmenshanaspis is shown in bold:
Huananaspidae | | | | | | Huananaspis | | Macrothyraspinae | | Lungmenshanaspis | | | | Qingmenaspis | | | | Sinoszechuanaspis | | | Macrothyraspis | | | | | | | | | | |
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Species
- Lungmenshanaspis kiangyouensis
- Lungmenshanaspis yunnanensis
References
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Basal | | Hayangaspididae | - Hayangaspis
- Hongshanaspis
- Kalpinolepis
- Konoceras
- Latirostraspis
- Nanjiangaspis
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Xiushiaspididae | - Changxingaspis
- Microphymaspis
- Xiushuiaspis
- Xiyuaspis
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Dayongaspididae | |
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| | Shuyuidae | - Jiangxialepis
- Meishanaspis
- Qingshuiaspis
- Shuyu
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Sinogaleaspididae | - Anjiaspis
- Rumporostralis
- Sinogaleaspis
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Tridenaspididae | - Falxcormus
- Pterogonaspis
- Tridenaspis
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Eugaleaspididae | - Liuaspis?
- Dunyu?
- Eugaleaspis
- Nochelaspis
- Pseudoduyunaspis?
- Xitunaspis
- Yunnanogaleaspis
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Polybranchispida | | Duyunolepididae | - Duyunolepis
- Foxaspis
- Lopadaspis
- Neoduyunolepis
- Paraduyunolepis
- Pseudoduyunolepis
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Geraspididae | |
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Gumuaspididae | - Gumuaspis
- Laxaspis
- Nanningaspis
- Platylomaspis
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Pentathyraspididae | - Microhoplonaspis
- Pentathyraspis
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Polybranchiaspididae | - Altigibbaspis
- Bannhuanaspis
- Clororbis
- Cyclodiscaspis
- Damaspis
- Diandongaspis
- Dongfangaspis
- Polybranchiaspis
- Siyingia
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Huananaspidiformes | | Gantarostrataspididae | - Gantarostrataspis
- Rhegmaspis
- Wumengshanaspis
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Huananaspidae | - Asiaspis
- Huanaspis
- Nanpanaspis
- Stephaspis
| Macrothyraspinae | - Macrothyraspis
- Qingmenaspis
- Sinoszechuanaspis
- Punapithecus
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Sanchaspididae | - Antiquisagittaspis
- Sanchaspis
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Zhaotogaspididae | - Wenshanaspis
- Zhaotongaspis
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Category |
Taxon identifiers |
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Lungmenshanaspis | |
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