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Auchenaspis

Osteostraci - Thyestiida

Taxonomy
Auchenaspis was named by Egerton (1857).

It was assigned to Cephalaspidae by Huxley (1861), Woodward (1891); to Vertebrata by Dumbrava and Blieck (2005); and to Thyestiida by Sansom (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Auchenaspis Egerton
1861Auchenaspis Huxley p. 37
1891Auchenaspis Woodward p. 195
2005Auchenaspis Dumbrava and Blieck p. 165
2009Auchenaspis Sansom p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
classOsteostraci(Lankaster 1868)
orderThyestiidaJanvier 1996
genusAuchenaspisEgerton 1857

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. †Auchenaspis Egerton 1857
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Auchenaspis egertoni Lankester 1870
Auchenaspis salteri Egerton 1857
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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Pragian or 422.70000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) A. salteri (26915) A. salteri, A. egertoni (26917)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Ukraine A. sp. (90348)