Menaspis
| Menaspis Temporal range:
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| Restorations of Menaspis and Deltoptychius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Menaspiformes |
| Family: | †Menaspidae |
| Genus: | †Menaspis Ewald, 1848[1] |
| Species: | †M. armata
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| †Menaspis armata Ewald, 1848
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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
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- ^ 1.0 1.1 "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. CoenraadsError: "Q6816500" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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