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Pteraspidomorphes

Pteraspidomorphes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Pteraspidomorphes Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
orderPteraspidomorphes
orderPteraspidomorphes

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.

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G. †Archodus
G. †Athenaegis Soehn and Wilson 1990
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Athenaegis chattertoni Soehn and Wilson 1990
G. †Dyreaspis
G. †Gunaspis
G. †Liliaspis
G. †Obliaspis Obruchev 1964
G. †Palaeodus
G. †Pelaspis
G. †Pionaspis
G. †Pycnaspis
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Pycnaspis splendens Orvig 1958
G. †Schizosteus Obruchev 1940
G. †Yoglinia
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 Llandovery to the top of the Eifelian or 443.40000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Athenaegis chattertoni (90310)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Jiangsu) Kiangsuaspis nankingensis (27751)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Pilolepsis margaritifera (497)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Nunavut) Pteraspidomorphes indet. (26883)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation Corveolepis elgae (90329) Corveolepis graticulata (90330) Steinaspis sp. (26989) Tareyaspis venusta (26668)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6USA (Ohio) Allocryptaspis sp. (26874)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Belarus (Gormel) Schizosteus sp. (232955)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Wyoming) Allocryptaspis ellipticus, Allocryptaspis flabelliformis (26176)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Latvia Schizosteus sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Belarus (Vitebsk) Schizosteus sp. (232958)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Russian Federation Schizosteus heterolepis (90332)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Latvia Schizosteus striatus (225795 225796 225797)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Estonia Schizosteus heterolepis (225791) Schizosteus striatus (225793)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Belarus Schizosteus striatus (225886)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Latvia Schizosteus striatus (225802 225850)