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Althaspis leachi

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Rhinopteraspididae

Taxonomy
Pteraspis leachi was named by White (1938).

It was recombined as Althaspis leachi by Dineley and Metcalfe (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Pteraspis leachi White
1999Althaspis leachi Dineley and Metcalfe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
familyRhinopteraspididaeNovitskaya 2004
genusAlthaspis(Zych 1931)
speciesleachi(White 1938)

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.

Althaspis leachi White 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2007-09-27 04:49:26
Modified: 2017-03-09 14:07:44
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.20000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (England) Althaspis leachi (90352)