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Holaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Pteraspididae

Taxonomy
Holaspis was named by Lankester (1873).

It was synonymized subjectively with Palaeaspis by Woodward (1891) and Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Pteraspidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Holaspis Lankester
1963Holaspis Jordan p. 585

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
familyPteraspididaeClaypole 1885
genusHolaspisLankester 1873

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.

G. †Holaspis Lankester 1873
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available