LSUPERCLASS: AGNATHA COPE, 1892 (HAEKEL, 1895)
CLASS: DIPLORHINA HAEKEL, 1895
= CLASS: PTERASPIDOMORPHI GOODRICH, 1909)
SUBCLASS: THELODONTI (COELOLEPIEDS)
ORDER: FURCACAUDIFORMES WILSON & CALDWELL, 1998
Genus: Phillipsilepis
P. pusilla
P. crassa
P. cornuta
Genus: Lanarkia TRAQUAIR, 1898
L. horrida TRAQUAIR, 1898 (Type)
L. spinulosa TRAQUIAR, 1898
L. lanceolata Märss & Ritchie, 1998 (for 1997)
Family: APALOLEPIDIDAE Turner, 1976
Genus: Amaltheolepis
A. sp
Genus: Apalolepis KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1968
A. obruchevi KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1968 (Type)
A. toombsi Turner, 1973
A. angelica BLOM & GOUJET, 2002
Family: PEZOPALLICHTHYIDAE Wilson & Caldwell, 1998
Genus: Pzeopallichthys WILLISON & CALDWELL, 1998
P. ritchiei WILSON & CALDWELL, 1998 (Type)
Family: DREPANOLEPIDIDAE Wilson & Marss, 2009
Genus: Drepanolepis WILSON & CALDWELL, 1998
D. maerssae WILSON & CALDWELL, 1998 (Type)
Family: FURCACAUDIDAE Wilson & Caldwell, 1998
Genus: Barlowodus
B. excelsus
Genus: Cometicercus WILSON & CALDWELL, 1998
C. talimaae, WILSON & CALDWELL, 1998 (Type)
Genus: Furcacauda WILSON & CALDWELL, 1998
F. heintzae (DINELEY and LOEFFLER, 1976) WILSON & CALDWELL, 1998 (Type)
= Sigurdia heintazae DINELEY and LOEFFLER, 1976
= Nikolivia heintazae (DINELEY and LOEFFLER, 1976) TURNER 1982
= ?Canonia heintzae (DINELEY and LOEFFLER, 1976) TURNER, 1991
F. fredholmae WILSON & CALDWELL, 1998
= Sigurdia heintzae DINELEY & LOEFFLER, 1975
Genus: Sphenonectris WILSON & CALDWELL, 1998
S. turnerae WILSON & CALDWELL, 1998 (Type)
Family: NIKOLIVIDAE Karataute-Talimaa, 1978
Genus: Canonia VIETH, 1980
C. grossi VIETH, 1980 (Type)
C. sp
Genus: Gampsolepis
G. sp
Genus: Nikolivia KARATAJUTA-TALIMAA, 1978
N. oervigi (KARATAJUTE-TALILMAA, 1968) KARATAJUTA-TALIMAA, 1978 (Type)
= Thelodus oervigi KARATAJUTE-TALILMAA, 1968
N. balabayi KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1978
N. elongata KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1978
N. gutta KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1978
N? beintaze (DINELEY & LOEFFER, 1976)
N. depressa BLOM & GOUJET, 2002
N. aligera KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 2002
N. sp
ORDER: THELODONTIFORMES
= COELOLEPIDIFORMES BERG, 1937
= ORDER: THELODONTIDA STENSIO, 1958
Incertae sedis
Genus: SkamolepisKARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1978
S. fragilis KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1978 (Type)
S. sp
Family: COELOLEPIDAE Pander, 1856
= Family: THELODONTIDAE Jordan, 1905
Genus: Australolepis TURNER & DRING, 1981
A. seddoni TURNER & DRING, 1981 (Type)
Genus: Boreania KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1985
B. minima KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1985 (Type)
Genus: Larolepis SANSOM & ELLIOTT, (2002) 2003
L. darbyi SANSOM & ELLIOTT, (2002) 2003 (Type)
Genus: Parathelodus WANG, 1997
P. asiaticus (WANG, 1984) WANG, 1997
= Turinia asiatica WANG, 1984
P. scitulus WANG, 1997 (Type)
P. catalatus WANG, 1997
P.trilobatus WANG, 1997
P.cornuformis WANG, 1997
Genus: Thelodus AGASSIZ, 1839
T. parvidens AGASSIZ, 1839 (Type)
= Thelodus macintoshi STETSON, 1928
= Thelodus pugniformes GROSS, 1967
= Thelodus parvidens TURNER, 1976
= Thelodus bicostatus TURNER, 1976
= Thelodus pungiformis TURNER, 1976
T. carinatus (PANDER, 1856) MARSS, 1982
= Coelolepis carinatus PANDER, 1856
= Coelolepis laevis ROHON, 1893
= Thelodus marginatus KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1978
= Thelodus schmidti GROSS, 1967
T. bicostatus (HOPPE, 1931)
T. trilobatus HOPPE, 1931
T. laevis (PANDER)
T. schmidti (PANDER, 1856) sensu KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1978
= Coelolepis schmidtii PANDER, 1856
T. traquairi
T. sculptilis
T. admirabilis
T. calvus MARSS & KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 2002
T. visvaldi KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA & MARSS, 2002
T. matukhini KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA & MARSS, 2002
T. sp
Family: TURNIIDAE Obruchev, 1964
Genus : Jesslepis TURNER, 1995
J. johnsoni TURNER, 1995 (Type)
Genus: Neoturinia HAIRAPETIAN, BLOM & TURNER, 2016
N. hutkensis (BLIECK & GOUJET, 1978) HAIRAPETIAN, BLOM & TURNER, 2016 (Type)
= Turinia hutkensis BLIECK & GOUJET, 1978
Genus: Turinia TRAQUAIR, 1896
T. pagei (POWRIE, 1870) TRAQUAIR, 1896 (Type)
= Cephalopterus pagei POWRIE, 1870
= Thelodus pagei (POWRIE, 1870) TRAQUIAR, 1899
T. australiensis GROSS, 1971
T. polita KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1978
T. asiatica WANG, 1984
T. fuscina TURNER, 1986
T. pagoda WANG, DONG & TURNER, 1986
T. gondwana GAGNIER, TURNER, FRIMAN, SUAREZ-RIGLOS & JANVIER, 1988
T. antarctica TURNER & YOUNG, 1992
T. gavinyoungi TURNER, 1995
T. barentsia BLOM & GOUJET, 2002
T. composita Karatajute-Talimaa, 2002
T. nachoi BOTELLA, VALENZUELA-RIOS & CARLS, 2006
T. sp
Family: ARCHIPELEPIDIDAE Soehn, Marss, Caldwell & Wilson, 2001
Genus: Archipelepis SOEHN, MARSS, CALDWELL & WILSON, 2001
A. turbinate SOEHN, MARSS, CALDWELL & WILSON, 2001 (Type)
Family: BOOTHIALEPIDIDAE Marss, 1999
Genus: Boothialepis MARSS, 1999
B. thorsteinssoni MARSS, 1999 (Type)
ORDER: PHLEBOLEPIDIFORMES BERG, 1940
= ORDER: KATOPORIDA? KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1978
Family: PHLEBOLEPIDIDAE Berg, 1940
= Family: KATOPORIDAE Karatajute-Talimaa, 1978
Genus: Katoporodus TURNER & PEEL, 1986
K. grossi (KARATAJUTE-TALMAA, 1970) (Type)
K. timanicus (KARATJUTE-TALIMAA, 1967, in OBRUCHEV & KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1967
Genus: Goniporus GROSS, 1967
G. alatus (GROSS, 1947) GROSS, 1967 (Type)
Genus: Niurolepis HAIRAPETIAN, BLOM & MILLER, 2008
N. susanae HAIRAPETIAN, BLOM & MILLER, 2008 (Type)
Genus: Overia SOEHN, MARSS, CALDWELL & WILSON, 2001
O. adraini SOEHN, MARRS, CALDWELL & WILSON, 2001 (Type)
Genus: Phlebolepis PANDER, 1856
P. elegans, PANDER, 1856 (Type)
P. ornata MARSS, 1986
Genus: Talimaalepis ZIGAITE, 2004
T. rimae ZIGAITE, 2004 (Type)
= Logania ? kadvoiensis KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1978
Genus: Valyalepis TURNER & NOWLAN, 1995
V. crista TURNER & NOWLAN, 1995 (Type)
Genus: Zuegelepis TURNER, KUGLITSCH & CLARK, 1999
Z. potanus TURNER, KUGLITSCH & CLARK, 1999 (Type)
Family: LOGANELLIDAE Halstead, 1993
Genus: Loganellia TURNER, 1991
= Logania GROSS, 1967 non
= Loganella TURNER & PEEL, 1986 non
L. scotia (TRAQUAIR, 1898) TURNER, 1991 (Type)
= Thelodus scoticus TRAQUAIR, 1898
= Logania scotica (TRAQUAIR, 1898) GROSS, 1967
= Thelodus planus TRAQUAIR, 1899
L. cuneata (GROSS, 1947)
L. asiatiscus (KARATAJUTE-TALMAA, 1978)
L. siberica
L. grossi FREDHOLM, 1990
= Logania taiti MÄRSS, 1986
L. einari MÄRSS, 1996
L. aldridgei TURNER, 2000
L. matura MARSS & KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 2002
L? unispinata Märss & MILLER, 2004
Genus: Stroinolepis MARSS & KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 2002
S. maenniki MARSS & KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 2002 (Type)
Genus: Valiukia KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA & MARSS, 2002
V. flabellate KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA & MARSS, 2002 (Type)
Order: SHIELIFFORMES MARSS, WILSON & THORSTEINSSON, 2002
Family : SHIELIIDAE Marss, Wilson & Thorsteinsson, 2002
Genus: Nethertonodus MARSS & MILLER, 2004
N. prodigialis MARSS & MILLER, 2004 (Type)
Genus: Paralogania KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1997
P. kummerowi (GROSS, 1967) KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1997 (Type)
= Logania kummerowi GROSS, 1967
P. ludlowiensis (GROSS, 1967) KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 1997
= Logania ludlowiensis GROSS, 1967
P. martinssoni (GROSS, 1967)
= Loganelliamartinssoni GROSS, 1967
= Thelodus aff. scoticus MARTINSSON, 1966
P. borealis (KARATJUTE-TALIMAA, 1978)
P. klubovi MARSS & KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 2002
P. consimilis MARSS & KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 2002
P. menneri KARATJUTE-TALIMAA & MARSS, 2002
P. wilsoni KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA & MARSS, 2002
P. kachanovi KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA & MARSS, 2002
P. kaarmisensis MARSS, 2003
P. tarranti MARSS & MILLER, 2004
Genus: Shielia MÄRSS & RITCHIE, 1998 (for 1997)
S. taiti (STETSON, 1931) MÄRSS & RITCHIE, 1998 (for 1997) (Type)
= Thelodus taiti STETSON, 1931
= Logania taiti (STETSON, 1931) GROSS, 1967
= Loganellia taiti (STETSON, 1931) TURNER, 1991
S. multispinata MARSS & KARATAJUTE-TALIMAA, 2002
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