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Menaspiformes
Taxonomy
Menaspiformes is an order.
It was assigned to Holocephalimorpha by Nelson (2006); and to Holocephalomorpha by Long (2011), Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Holocephalimorpha by Nelson (2006); and to Holocephalomorpha by Long (2011), Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2006 | Menaspiformes Nelson p. 44 |
| 2011 | Menaspiformes Long p. 242 |
| 2016 | Menaspiformes Nelson et al. p. 51 |
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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.
Or. †Menaspiformes
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Fm. †Deltoptychiidae Zangerl 1981
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G. †Deltoptychius Morris and Roberts 1862
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†Deltoptychius acutus Agassiz 1843
†Deltoptychius expansus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltoptychius gibberuius Davis 1883
†Deltoptychius nitidus Leidy 1857
†Deltoptychius primus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltoptychius varsoviensis Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Deltoptychius wachsmuthi Saint John and Worthen 1883
Fm. †Traquairiidae Lund and Grogan 1997
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G. †Traquairius Lund and Grogan 1997
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†Traquairius agkistrocephalus Lund and Grogan 1997
†Traquairius nudus Lund and Grogan 1997
†Traquairius spinosus Lund and Grogan 1997
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Age range: base of the Arundian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 346.70000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Mississippian | United Kingdom | Deltoptychius acutus (137333) | |
| Arundian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Deltoptychius armigerus (90682) | |
| Serpukhovian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Deltoptychius sp. (235483) | |
| Arnsbergian | USA (Montana) | Traquairius nudus, Traquairius spinosus, Traquairius agkistrocephalus (226838) | |
| Pennsylvanian | United Kingdom | Deltoptychius acutus (137324) Deltoptychius acutus, Deltoptychius gibberuius (137321) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Germany | Menaspis armata (96856 130037 130039 130041 130061 133433 133434 133435) |