Archipelepis

Archipelepis
Temporal range: Late Telychian-Sheinwoodian
Archipelepis turbinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Thelodonti
Order: Archipelepidiformes
Family: Archipelepididae
Märss in Soehn et al., 2001
Genus: Archipelepis
Märss in Soehn et al., 2001
Type species
Archipelepis turbinata
Märss in Soehn et al., 2001
Species
  • Archipelepis bifurcata
  • Archipelepis turbinata

Archipelepis is a genus of extinct thelodont agnathans, and are the most primitive recognized thelodonts of which whole body fossils are known. Fossils of bodies and scales are currently known from Late Telychian to Wenlock-aged marine strata of northern Canada.