Pterygolepis

Pterygolepis
	Reconstruction of the anaspid agnathan Pterygolepis nitida, of Late Silurian Europe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Anaspida
Order:	†Birkeniiformes
Family:	†Pterygolepididae; Obručhev 1964 corrig.
Genus:	†Pterygolepis; Cossmann, 1920
Species
	†Pterygolepis nitidus (Kiær 1911);
Synonyms
	†Pterolepis Kiaer, 1911 non Rambur 1838; †Pterolepidops Fowler 1947; †Pterolepis nitida Kiær 1911; †Pterolepidops nitida (Kiær1911) Fowler 1947;

Pterygolepis is an extinct genus of jawless fish belonging to the order Birkeniiformes.

Fossil of Pterygolepis nitidus, an extinct fish. Took the picture at Museum of Paleontology, Tübingen
Pterygolepis nitidus from Lower Silurian of Norway

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