Cartieraspis is an extinct genus of Phlyctaeniid placoderm fish which lived during the Middle Devonian period in North America.[1] Whether or not it is morphologically different enough from its close relative and contemporary Phlyctaenius to be considered generically distinct is dubious.

Cartieraspis
Temporal range: Middle Devonian
Artist's reconstruction of Cartieraspis sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Arthrodira
Family: Phlyctaeniidae
Genus: Cartieraspis
Pageau, 1969

References

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  1. ^ Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1969-1972. Geological Society of America. 1973. ISBN 9780813711416.