| Pycnosteus | |
|---|---|
| P. tuberculata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Agnatha |
| Order: | Heterostraci |
| Suborder: | Psammosteida |
| Family: | Pycnosteida |
| Genus: |
Pycnosteus Preobrazensky, 1911 |
Pycnosteus is an extinct genus of jawless fish from the Devonian. It is thought to have cruised through vegetation, eating small invertebrates which it knocked loose .