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Ateleaspididae

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes - Ateleaspididae

Taxonomy
Ateleaspidae was named by Traquair (1899). Its type is Ateleaspis.

It was corrected as Ateleaspididae by Sansom (2009), Tinn and Märss (2018).

It was assigned to Cephalaspida by Gardiner (1966); to Osteostraci by Sansom (2009); and to Ateleaspidiformes by Tinn and Märss (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Ateleaspidae Traquair
1966Ateleaspidae Gardiner p. 16
2009Ateleaspididae Sansom p. 112
2018Ateleaspididae Tinn and Märss p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
classPetromyzontida
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
orderAteleaspidiformesTarlo 1967
familyAteleaspididae(Traquair 1899)
familyAteleaspididae(Traquair 1899)

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.

Fm. †Ateleaspididae Traquair 1899
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G. †Ateleaspis Traquair 1899
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†Ateleaspis robusta Ritchie 1967
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Invalid names: Aceraspis robusta Kiaer 1911 [replaced]
†Ateleaspis tessellata Traquair 1899
Invalid names: Aceraspis Kiaer 1911 [synonym]
G. †Hemicyclaspis Lankaster 1870
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†Hemicyclaspis murchisoni Lankester 1870
Invalid names: Hemiteleaspis Westoll 1945 [synonym]
G. †Hirella Cossmann 1920
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†Hirella denisoni Heintz 1969
†Hirella gracilis Heintz 1939
Invalid names: Micraspis Kiaer 1911 [replaced]
Invalid names: Ateleaspidinae Tranqiair 1899 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-10-08 12:24:48
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:24:48
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Lochkovian or 438.60000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Ateleaspis tesselata (188542)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6United Kingdom (South Lanarkshire) Ateleaspis tesselata (195126)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6United Kingdom Ateleaspis tessellata (238429)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Hemiteleaspis heintzi (26907)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Ateleaspis sp. (26906)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Norway Ateleaspis robusta (26928) Hirella gracilis, Ateleaspis robusta (14308) Hirella sp., Ateleaspis robusta (26927)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Ateleaspis tesselata (26896)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) Hemicyclaspis murchisoni (26915 26917)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom Hemicyclaspis murchisoni (238359 239127)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62North Atlantic Ateleaspis sp., Hirella denisoni (239059)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (Nunavut) Hemicyclaspis murchisoni (90324)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavut) Hemicyclaspis murchisoni (237784)