Pteraspidoidei

Pteraspidoidei; Temporal range: Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Errivaspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Superclass:	Agnatha
Class:	†Pteraspidomorphi
Subclass:	†Heterostraci
Order:	†Pteraspidiformes
Suborder:	†Pteraspidoidei; sensu Pernègre, 2006
Families
	†Pteraspididae; †Gigantaspididae; †Protaspididae; incertae sedis - Genus: †Palanasaspis;
Synonyms
	†Pteraspidina sensu Janvier, 1996

Pteraspidoidei is an extinct suborder of heterostracan vertebrates. It contains the more derived taxa within Pteraspidiformes, such as Pteraspis and Errivaspis, though, some protopteraspidids, such as Doryaspis and Panamintaspis, share various features with these derived pteraspidids.

References

Pernègre V., 2006. - Un nouveau pteraspidiforme (Vertebrata, Heterostraci) du Dévonien inférieur du Spitsberg: nouvelles données paléo-ontogéniques. Geodiversitas, fasc. 2, t. 28

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