Lamiaspis Explained

Lamiaspis longiripa is an extinct pteraspid heterostracan agnathan vertebrate found in marine strata of Early Devonian Nevada.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The generic name translates as "shark shield", in reference to its shark-like hydrodynamic shape.

Notes and References

1. Robert R. Ilyes . David K. Elliott . 1994 . New Early Devonian pteraspidids (Agnatha, Heterostraci) from east-central Nevada . . 68 . 4 . 878–892 . 10.1017/S0022336000026330.
2. http://www.ubio.org/NZ/detail.php?uid=320204&d=1 uBio: Lamiaspis
3. https://www.gbif.org/species/4842518 GBIF: Lamiaspis Ilyes & Elliott, 1994