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Chasmataspidida

Chasmataspidida

Taxonomy
Chasmataspidida was named by Caster and Brooks (1956). It was considered monophyletic by Dunlop et al. (2003).

It was reranked as the suborder Chasmataspidina by Bergström (1968).

It was assigned to Synziphosurida by Bergström (1968); to Xiphosura by Bergström (1975); to Merostomata by Sepkoski (2002); to Euchelicerata by Dunlop et al. (2003); to Dekatriata by Lamsdell (2013); and to Planaterga by Dunlop et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Chasmataspidida Caster and Brooks
1968Chasmataspidina Bergström p. 502
1975Chasmataspidida Bergström p. 304
1978Diploaspidida Simonetta and Delle Cave
2002Chasmataspidida Sepkoski
2003Chasmataspidida Dunlop et al. p. 222
2013Chasmataspidida Lamsdell p. 20
2020Chasmataspidida Dunlop et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
orderChasmataspididaCaster and Brooks 1956
orderChasmataspididaCaster and Brooks 1956

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.

Or. †Chasmataspidida Caster and Brooks 1956
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Fm. †Chasmataspididae Caster and Brooks 1956
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G. †Chasmataspis Caster and Brooks 1956
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†Chasmataspis laurencii Caster and Brooks 1956
Fm. †Diploaspididae Stormer 1972
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G. †Achanarraspis Anderson et al. 2000
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†Achanarraspis reedi Anderson et al. 2000
G. †Diploaspis Størmer 1972
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†Diploaspis casteri Størmer 1972
†Diploaspis muelleri Poschmann et al. 2005
G. †Dvulikiaspis Marshall et al. 2014
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†Dvulikiaspis menneri Novojilov 1958
G. †Forfarella Dunlop et al. 1999
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†Forfarella mitchelli Dunlop et al. 1999
G. †Heteroaspis Størmer 1972
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†Heteroaspis stoermeri Novojilov 1959
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Invalid names: Heteroaspis novojilovi Størmer 1972 [synonym]
G. †Loganamaraspis Tetlie and Braddy 2004
G. †Nahlyostaspis Marshall et al. 2014
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†Nahlyostaspis bergstroemi Marshall et al. 2014
G. †Octoberaspis Dunlop 2002
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†Octoberaspis ushakovi Dunlop 2002
G. †Skrytyaspis Marshall et al. 2014
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†Skrytyaspis andersoni Marshall et al. 2014
G. †Kiaeria Stoermer 1934
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†Kiaeria limuloides Størmer 1934
Invalid names: Chasmataspidacea Caster and Brooks 1956 [empty], Diploaspidida Simonetta and Delle Cave 1978 [synonym], Heteroaspididae Størmer 1972 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Pragian or 468.00000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4USA (Tennessee) Chasmataspis laurencii (37450)
Rootsikula426.2 - 422.9Norway Kiaeria limuloides (14308)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation Heteroaspis stoermeri, Skrytyaspis andersoni (26989)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Heteroaspis stoermeri, Dvulikiaspis menneri (60391)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk Krai) Dvulikiaspis menneri, Skrytyaspis andersoni (231624)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Germany Diploaspis muelleri (152107)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Alken) Diploaspis casteri, Heteroaspis novojilovi (27049)