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Psammosteus praecursor

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Psammosteidae

Taxonomy
Psammosteus praecursor was named by Obruchev (1947).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Psammosteus praecursor Obruchev
2007Psammosteus praecursor Moloshnikov p. 561

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
familyPsammosteidaeTraquair 1896
genusPsammosteusAgassiz 1844
speciespraecursorObruchev 1947

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.

Psammosteus praecursor Obruchev 1947
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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: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 383.40000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Belarus Psammosteus praecursor (225888)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Russian Federation Psammosteus praecursor (90343)