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Asketaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspidiformes - Cyathaspididae

Taxonomy
Asketaspis was named by Dineley and Loeffler (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tolypelepidinae by Soehn and Wilson (1990); and to Pteraspidomorphes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Asketaspis Dineley and Loeffler
1990Asketaspis Soehn and Wilson p. 406
2002Asketaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderCyathaspidiformes(Kaier 1930)
familyCyathaspididae()
subfamilyTolypelepidinae(Strand 1934)
genusAsketaspis

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. †Asketaspis Dineley and Loeffler 1976
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Asketaspis interstincta Dineley and Loeffler 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 419.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian - Early/Lower Emsian419.62 - 399.5Canada (Northwest Territories) A. interstincta (237843)