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Arandaspida

Pteraspidomorpha

Taxonomy
Arandaspida was named by Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977).

It was reranked as the order Arandaspidida by Young (1997).

It was assigned to Pteraspidomorphi by Young (1997); to Pteraspidomorphi by Long (2011); and to Pteraspidomorpha by Nelson et al. (2016) and Van Der Laan (2019).

Sister taxa
Arandaspidiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Arandaspida Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson
1997Arandaspidida Young p. 4
2011Arandaspida Long p. 241
2016Arandaspida Nelson et al. p. 27
2019Arandaspida Van Der Laan p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassArandaspidaRitchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
subclassArandaspidaRitchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977

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.

Subcl. †Arandaspida Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Fm. †Arandaspididae Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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G. †Arandaspis Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Arandaspis prionotolepis Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
G. †Porophoraspis Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Porophoraspis crenulata Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Sacabambaspis janvieri Gagnier et al. 1986
Or. †Arandaspidiformes Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Invalid names: Porophoraspidae Halstead 1993 [empty]
Fm. †Aseraspididae Halstead 1993
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G. †Aseraspis Dineley and Loeffler 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2007-09-27 04:49:26
Modified: 2017-03-09 14:07:44
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bendigonian to the top of the Caradoc or 474.90000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Australia (Northern Territory) Arandaspis prionotolepis (90386) Porophoraspis crenulata, Arandaspis prionotolepis (90382)
Bendigonian474.9 - 473.1Australia (Northern Territory) Porophoraspis sp. (90417)
Dapingian - Darriwilian470.0 - 458.4Oman Sacabambaspis sp. (90376)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Australia (New South Wales) Arandaspis sp. (90375)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Australia (Northern Territory) Arandaspis sp., Porophoraspis sp. (90420)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Northern Territory) Sacabambaspis sp. (90418)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Oman Sacabambaspis sp. (90377)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Argentina Sacabambaspis janvieri (8868)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Bolivia (Punata) Sacabambaspis janvieri (210981)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Australia (Northern Territory) Sacabambaspis sp. (90419)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Bolivia Sacabambaspis janvieri (90387 90478 210982)