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Poraspis sericea

Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspidiformes - Cyathaspididae

Taxonomy
Holaspis sericeus was named by Lankester (1873). It is the type species of Poraspis, Palaeaspis.

It was recombined as Palaeaspis sericeus by Woodward (1891); it was recombined as Poraspis sericea by Kiaer (1932), Kiaer and Heintz (1935).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Holaspis sericeus Lankester
1891Palaeaspis sericeus Woodward p. 169
1932Poraspis sericea Kiaer p. 13
1935Poraspis sericea Kiaer and Heintz p. 98

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderCyathaspidiformes(Kaier 1930)
familyCyathaspididae()
subfamilyPoraspidinae()
genusPoraspis
speciessericea(Lankester 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.

Poraspis sericea Lankester 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Herefordshire) Poraspis sericea (201736)