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Protaspis (Europrotaspis)
Taxonomy
Protaspis (Europrotaspis) was named by White (1961). It is not extant.
It was reranked as Europrotaspis by Blieck (1984), Dineley and Metcalfe (1999) and Randle and Sansom (2017).
It was assigned to Protaspis by Denison (1970); to Pteraspididae by Blieck (1984) and Dineley and Metcalfe (1999); and to Pteraspidoidei by Randle and Sansom (2017).
It was reranked as Europrotaspis by Blieck (1984), Dineley and Metcalfe (1999) and Randle and Sansom (2017).
It was assigned to Protaspis by Denison (1970); to Pteraspididae by Blieck (1984) and Dineley and Metcalfe (1999); and to Pteraspidoidei by Randle and Sansom (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1961 | Protaspis (Europrotaspis) White pp. 268 - 270 |
| 1970 | Protaspis (Europrotaspis) Denison pp. 17 - 18 |
| 1984 | Europrotaspis Blieck p. 105 |
| 1999 | Europrotaspis Dineley and Metcalfe |
| 2017 | Europrotaspis Randle and Sansom p. 597 |
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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.
Subg. †Protaspis (Europrotaspis) White 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| Reference: Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available