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Poraspidinae

Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspididae

Taxonomy
Poraspidae was named by Kiaer (1932).

It was reranked as the subfamily Poraspinae by Denison (1963); it was reranked as the subfamily Poraspidinae by Elliott and Petriello (2011).

It was assigned to Poraspidei by Kiaer (1932); to Thelodonti by Marss and Karatajute-Talimaa (2002); to Cyathaspididae by Denison (1963) and Elliott and Petriello (2011); and to Cyathaspidoidei by Van Der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Poraspidae Kiaer p. 12
1963Poraspinae Denison p. 520
2002Poraspidae Marss and Karatajute-Talimaa
2011Poraspidinae Elliott and Petriello p. 520
2019Poraspidae Van Der Laan p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
familyCyathaspididae()
subfamilyPoraspidinae()
subfamilyPoraspidinae()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Poraspidinae Kiaer 1932
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G. †Homalaspis Kiaer 1932
G. †Lechriaspis Elliott and Petriello 2011
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Lechriaspis patula Elliott and Petriello 2011
G. †Poraspis Kiaer 1932
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Poraspis barroisi Leriche 1906
Poraspis brevis Kiaer 1932
Poraspis cylindrica Kiaer 1932
Poraspis elongata Kiaer 1932
Poraspis intermedia Kiaer 1932
Poraspis magna Kiaer 1932
Poraspis polaris Kiaer 1932
Poraspis rostrata Kiaer 1932
Poraspis sericea Lankester 1873
Poraspis sturi von Alth 1874
Poraspis subtilis Kiaer 1932
Poraspis thomasi Elliott and Petriello 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available