Menaspis

Menaspis
Menaspis
Temporal range: Permian
Protorosaurus preying on Menaspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Genus: Menaspis
Species
  • M. armata
Reconstructions of the prehistoric cartilaginous fishes Janassa bituminosa and Menaspis armatus

Menaspis is an extinct genus of holocephalian cartilaginous fish from the Permian.

References

  • Aquagenesis: The Origin and Evolution of Life in the Sea by Richard Ellis
  • Rocks and Fossils: A Visual Guide (Visual Guides) by Robert R. Coenraads
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  • menaspis — men·as·pis …   English syllables

  • menaspis — mə̇ˈnaspə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mēnē moon + New Latin aspis more at moon : a genus of Upper Permian cartilaginous fishes (subclass Holocephali) related to the chimaeras …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stensioella — Taxobox name = Stensioella fossil range = Early Devonian regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Placodermi ordo = ?Stensioellida familia = Stensioellidae genus = Stensioella species = Stensiolla heintzi Stensioella… …   Wikipedia

  • Janassa — Taxobox name = Janassa status = fossil image caption = Janassa bituminosa Menaspis armatus fossil range = Lower Carboniferous to Permian regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes ordo = Petalodontiformes familia = Janassidae… …   Wikipedia

  • Janassa —   Janassa Rango temporal: Carbonífero Pérmico …   Wikipedia Español

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