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Extinct genus of jawless fishes

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Thyestes Temporal range: Ludlow

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Osteostraci
Order:	†Thyestiida
Family:	†Thyestiidae
Genus:	†Thyestes

Thyestes is an extinct genus of osteostracan agnathan vertebrate of Europe whose fossils are found in Middle to Late Ludlow-aged marine strata of Late Silurian Europe. Individuals of Thyestes superficially resembled Cephalaspis, but were more closely related to Auchenaspis and Tremataspis.

References

Hemicyclaspis Ungulaspis
Ateleaspididae	Aceraspis Ateleaspis Hirella

Benneviaspis Ectinaspis Hoelaspis Securiaspis Severaspis
Boreaspididae	Belonaspis Boreaspis Hapilaspis Spatulaspis Tauraspis

Aestiaspis Auchenaspis Dartmuthia Didymaspis Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Saaremaspis Thyestes Tyriaspis Witaaspis
Kiaeraspididae	Acrotomaspis Axinaspis Gustavaspis Kiaeraspis Nectaspis Norselaspis
Tremataspididae	Dobraspis Oeselaspis Sclerodus Tannuaspis Timanaspis Tremataspis

Spangenhelmaspis Wladysagitta
Parameteoraspididae	Balticaspis Escuminaspis Levesquaspis Parameteoraspis Trewinia
Superciliaspididae	Dentapelta Glabrapelta Superciliaspis
Scolenaspididae	Machairaspis Scolenaspis Ukrainaspis
Zenaspididae	Diademaspis Stensiopelta Tegaspis Zenaspis

Taxon identifiers
Thyestes	Wikidata: Q7799591 Paleobiology Database: 34124

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