Arandaspis

Arandaspis
Temporal range: Early Ordovician
Fossil of Arandaspis prionotolepis from Natural History Museum in London
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Pteraspidomorpha
Order: Arandaspidiformes
Family: Arandaspididae
Genus: Arandaspis
Ritchie & Gilbert-Tomlinson, 1977
Type species
Arandaspis prionotolepis
Ritchie & Gilbert-Tomlinson, 1977
Species
  • A. prionotolepis Ritchie & Gilbert-Tomlinson, 1977
  • A. sp. Young, 1997

Arandaspis is an extinct genus of jawless fish that lived in Australia during the early Ordovician period around 480 to 470 million years ago. It contains two species, A. prionotolepis and A. sp.