Camuropiscis

Camuropiscis
Temporal range: Late Devonian: Frasnian, 382.7–372.2 Ma
Reconstruction of Camuropiscis laidlawi (top), and C. concinnus, from the Gogo Reef of Late Devonian Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Arthrodira
Suborder: Brachythoraci
Family: Camuropiscidae
Genus: Camuropiscis
Dennis & Miles, 1979
Species
  • Camuropiscis concinnus Dennis & Miles, 1979 (type)
  • Camuropiscis laidlawi Dennis & Miles, 1979

Camuropiscis is an extinct genus of arthrodire placoderm from the Early Frasnian stage of the Late Devonian period, found at the Gogo Formation of Kimberley, Western Australia. The species of Camuropiscis had a flattened, elongated snout that may have aided in enhancing its hydrodynamic streamlining.