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Psammosteus arenatus

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Psammosteidae

Taxonomy
Psammosteus arenatus was named by Agassiz (1845).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Psammosteus arenatus Agassiz p. 105 figs. pl. xxxi, figs 7-10
1891Psammosteus arenatus Woodward p. 127

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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
speciesarenatusAgassiz 1845

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.

†Psammosteus arenatus Agassiz 1845
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Spitsbergen) Psammosteus arenatus (225592)