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Psammosteus vermicularis

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Psammosteidae

Taxonomy
Psammosteus vermicularis was named by M'Coy (1848). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fallaghloon, Maghera, which is in a Pennsylvanian marine shale/sandstone in the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. taylori, P. toriensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Psammosteus vermicularis M'Coy p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
familyPsammosteidaeTraquair 1896
genusPsammosteusAgassiz 1844
speciesvermicularis

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.

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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: Pennsylvanian or 323.40000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom Psammosteus vermicularis (type locality: 132819)