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Psammosteus livonicus

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Psammosteidae

Taxonomy
Psammosteus livonicus was named by Obruchev (1965).

It was recombined as Oredezhosteus livonicus by Moloshnikov (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Psammosteus livonicus Obruchev p. 238 figs. pl. XCIV, figs. 1-2
1965Psammosteus livonicus Obruchev and Mark-Kurik p. 238 figs. pl. XCIV, figs. 1-2
2009Oredezhosteus livonicus Moloshnikov p. 199
2016Psammosteus livonicus Glinskiy and Mark-Kurik

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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
specieslivonicus

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 livonicus Obruchev 1965
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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 Givetian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 387.95000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Latvia Psammosteus livonicus (239144)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Latvia Oredezhosteus livonicus (90347)