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Weigeltaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Traquairaspidiformes - Weigeltaspidae

Taxonomy
Weigeltaspis was named by Brotzen (1933).

It was assigned to Traquairaspidiformes by Blieck et al. (2002); and to Weigeltaspidae by Van Der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Weigeltaspis Brotzen
2002Weigeltaspis Blieck et al. p. 811
2019Weigeltaspis Van Der Laan p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderTraquairaspidiformesStensio 1958
familyWeigeltaspidaeBerg 1940
genusWeigeltaspisBrotzen 1933

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. †Weigeltaspis Brotzen 1933
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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

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.20000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Herefordshire) W. sp. (201736)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (England) W. sp. (26918)