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Retamaspis
Taxonomy
Retamaspis was named by Hammann (1972). It is not extant. Its type is Retamaspis melendezi.
It was assigned to Zeliszkellinae by Henry (1980); and to Dalmanitidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
It was assigned to Zeliszkellinae by Henry (1980); and to Dalmanitidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).
Species
R. melendezi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Retamaspis Hammann p. 375 |
| 1980 | Retamaspis Henry |
| 2002 | Retamaspis Jell and Adrain p. 439 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Oretanian to the top of the Dobrotivian or 468.00000 to 459.70000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Ordovician - Ordovician | France | R. melendezi (174541) | |
| Oretanian | Spain (Cuidad Real) | R. sp. (21053) | |
| Oretanian | Spain (Toledo) | R. melendezi (20959) R. sp. (20898) | |
| Llanvirn | Spain | R. melendezi (230078 230083) | |
| Dobrotivian | Portugal | R. sp. (20958) |