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Geraspididae

Galeaspida - Geraspididae

Taxonomy
Geraspididae was named by Pan and Chen (1993). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Polybranchiaspidida by Zhu and Gai (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Geraspididae Pan and Chen
2007Geraspididae Zhu and Gai p. 164

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
classGaleaspida
superorderPolybranchiaspidida
familyGeraspididaePan and Chen 1993
familyGeraspididaePan and Chen 1993

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. †Geraspididae Pan and Chen 1993
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G. †Geraspis Pan and Chen 1993
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Geraspis rara Pan and Chen 1993
G. †Kwangnanaspis Cao 1979
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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: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Lochkovian or 432.90000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6China (Anhui) Geraspis rara (182531)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China Kwangnanaspis subtriangularis (238425)