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Astrapidiformes

Pteraspidomorpha - Astrapidiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Astrapidiformes Berg
1997Astrapidiformes Sansom et al. p. 628
2002Astraspidiformes Sepkoski
2011Astraspidiformes Long p. 241
2016Astraspidiformes Nelson et al. p. 27
2016Astraspidiformes Wilson et al.
2019Astraspidiformes Van Der Laan p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassAstraspida(Berg 1940)
orderAstrapidiformesBerg 1940
orderAstrapidiformesBerg 1940

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.

Or. †Astrapidiformes Berg 1940
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Fm. †Astraspididae Eastman 1917
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G. †Astraspis Walcott 1892
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Astraspis desiderata Walcott 1892
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Invalid names: Astraspis splendens Orvig 1958 [synonym]
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 Franklinian to the top of the Caradoc or 457.30000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Colorado) Astraspis desiderata, Astraspis splendens (10380)
Franklinian457.3 - 449.6USA (Colorado) Astraspis desiderata (155756 155772)
Franklinian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Astraspis desiderata (90381 90403 90404 90405 90406 90407 90408 90409 90410 90411 90412)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) Astraspis desiderata (65239)