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Eugaleaspididae

Galeaspidomorphi - Eugaleaspidiformes - Eugaleaspididae

Taxonomy
Eugaleaspididae was named by Liu (1980). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eugaleaspidiformes by Zhu and Gai (2007), van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Eugaleaspididae Liu
2007Eugaleaspididae Zhu and Gai p. 164
2019Eugaleaspididae van der Laan p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassOsteostracomorphi
classGaleaspidomorphi
orderEugaleaspidiformesLiu 1980
familyEugaleaspididaeLiu 1980
familyEugaleaspididaeLiu 1980

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. †Eugaleaspididae Liu 1980
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G. †Dunyu Zhu et al. 2012
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†Dunyu longiforus Zhu et al. 2012
†Dunyu tianlu Li et al. 2024
†Dunyu xiushanensis Zhu et al. 2012
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Invalid names: Eugaleaspis xiushanenis Liu 1983 [replaced]
G. †Eugaleaspis Liu 1980
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†Eugaleaspis changi Liu 1965
G. †Nochelaspis Zhu 1992
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G. †Pterogonaspis Zhu 1992
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G. †Tridensaspis Liu 1986
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G. †Yunnanogaleaspis Pan and Wang 1980
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†Yunnanogaleaspis major Pan and Wang 1980
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: base of the Homerian to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 430.60000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.6 - 426.7China (Chongqing) Dunyu xiushanensis (182547)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7China (Hunan) Eugaleaspis sp. (182542)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7China (Yunnan) Dunyu longiforus (27771)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7China Dunyu tianlu (239381)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Yunnan) Eugaleaspis changi, Eugaleaspis lianhuashanensis (162781) Eugaleaspis changi, Nochelaspis maeandrine (237781) Nochelaspis maeandrine (238656) Yunnanogaleaspis major, Nochelaspis maeandrine (173380)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62China Eugaleaspis sp., Pterogonaspis yuhaii (238849)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Guangxi) Tridensaspis magnoculus (239043)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47China (Yunnan) Eugaleaspis xujiachongensis (10941)