Chasmataspis
Chasmataspis is a genus of chasmataspidid, a group of extinct aquatic chelicerate arthropods. It was found in the Early Ordovician deposits of Tennessee, United States.
| Chasmataspis Temporal range: Early Ordovician | |
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| Holotype specimen | |
| Life reconstruction of C. laurencii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Clade: | Dekatriata |
| Order: | †Chasmataspidida |
| Family: | †Chasmataspididae Caster & Brooks, 1956 |
| Genus: | †Chasmataspis Caster & Brooks, 1956 |
| Type species | |
| †Chasmataspis laurencii Caster & Brooks, 1999 | |
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