SAAROLEPIS

Saarolepis; Temporal range: 426.2–419.2 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	† Anaspida
Order:	† Birkeniiformes
Family:	† Birkeniidae
Genus:	†Saarolepis; Robertson, 1945
Species
	S. oeselensis (Robertson 1939) Robertson 1945;
Synonyms
	Anaspis Robertson 1941 non Geoffroy 1762 non Thomson 1893; Procephalaspis Denison 1951;

Saarolepis is an extinct genus of jawless fish belonging to the family Birkeniidae.

References

^ Saarolepis, new name for Anaspis Robertson, 1941. GM Robertson, Journal of Paleontology, 1945
^ The ostracoderm order Anaspida, with description of some Upper Silurian material. GM Robertson, Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science (1903- …, 1941

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