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Auchenaspis salteri

Osteostraci - Thyestiida

Taxonomy
Auchenaspis salteri was named by Egerton (1857). Its type specimen is BMNH 45952 (imperfect shield) and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Auchenaspis salteri Egerton
1891Auchenaspis salteri Woodward p. 196 figs. 28-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassOsteostracomorphi
classOsteostraci(Lankaster 1868)
orderThyestiidaJanvier 1996
genusAuchenaspisEgerton 1857
speciessalteri

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.

†Auchenaspis salteri Egerton 1857
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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: Pridoli or 422.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) Auchenaspis salteri (26915 26917)