Euphaneropidae is an extinct family of prehistoric jawless fishes in the extinct order Euphanerida. These fishes are characterised by a greatly elongated branchial apparatus which covers most of the length of the body. Fossils are known from the Lower Silurian and Middle Devonian of Scotland, and the Upper Devonian of Canada. In particular, ''Euphanerops'' is unique in that it has two anal fins.
Taxonomy
Phylogeny is based on Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
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Ciderius
''Ciderius'' is an extinct genus of jawless fish in the family Euphaneropidae
Euphaneropidae is an extinct family of prehistoric jawless fishes in the extinct order Euphanerida. These fishes are characterised by a greatly elongated branchial ...
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van der Brugghen 2015
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Ciderius cooperi
''Ciderius'' is an extinct genus of jawless fish in the family Euphaneropidae
Euphaneropidae is an extinct family of prehistoric jawless fishes in the extinct order Euphanerida. These fishes are characterised by a greatly elongated branchial ...
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van der Brugghen 2015
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Cornovichthys
''Cornovichthys'' is an extinct genus of jawless fish in the super class Anaspidomorphi
Anaspidomorphi (anaspidomorphs) is an extinct superclass of jawless fish.
According to the newer taxonomy based on the work of Nelson, Grande and Wilson 2 ...
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Newman & Trewin, 2001
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''Cornovichthys blaauweni'' Newman & Trewin, 2001
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Euphanerops''
Woodward 1900 'Legendrelepis''
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Arsenault & Janvier 1991** †''Euphanerops longaevus''
Woodward 1900 [''Legendrelepis parenti''
Arsenault & Janvier 1991]
References
* Super-Class Agnatha. T. Jeffery Parker and William A. Haswell, Textbook of Zoology Vertebrates pp 164–202
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Anaspidomorphi
Prehistoric jawless fish families
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