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Tremataspis

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes - Tremataspididae

Taxonomy
Tremataspis was named by Schmidt (1866) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 672]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Tremataspidae, Tremataspidoidea, Tremataspidinae.

It was assigned to Tremataspidae by Schmidt (1866) and Woodward (1891); to Cephalaspidiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tremataspidinae by Sansom (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Tremataspis Schmidt
1891Tremataspis Woodward p. 201 figs. 31-2
2002Tremataspis Sepkoski
2009Tremataspis Sansom p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
classPetromyzontida
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
orderTremataspidiformesBerg 1937
familyTremataspididae(Schmidt 1866)
subfamilyTremataspidinaeWoodward 1891
genusTremataspis

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.

G. †Tremataspis Schmidt 1866
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†Tremataspis mammillata Patten 1931
†Tremataspis milleri Patten 1931
†Tremataspis obruchevi Afanassieva and Karatajute-Talimaa 1998
†Tremataspis perforata Märss et al. 2014
†Tremataspis rohoni Robertson 1939
†Tremataspis schmidti Rohon 1892
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Paadla or 430.50000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden T. milleri (179989) T. schmidti (179990) T. schmidti, T. milleri (179987 179988)
Rootsikula426.2 - 422.9Estonia (Saare) T. schmidti, T. rohoni, T. perforata (206984)
Rootsikula426.2 - 422.9Estonia T. schmidti, T. milleri (13824) T. simonsoni, T. schmidti (13823)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia (Saaremaa) T. schmidti, T. mammillata, T. milleri, T. rohoni, T. perforata (195601)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia T. panderi, T. patteni, T. scalaris, T. mammillata, T. milleri, T. rohoni (13826)