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Acanthaspis

Placodermi - Macropetalichthyiformes - Macropetalichthyidae

Taxonomy
Acanthaspis was named by Newberry (1875).

It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); to Psammosteidae by Jordan (1963); and to Macropetalichthyidae by van der Laan (2019).

Species
A. arctica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Acanthaspis Newberry p. 209
1902Acanthaspis Hay p. 332
1963Acanthaspis Jordan p. 585
2019Acanthaspis van der Laan p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderMacropetalichthyiformes
familyMacropetalichthyidaeEastman 1898
genusAcanthaspisNewberry 1875

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. †Acanthaspis Newberry 1875
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†Acanthaspis arctica Heintz 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available