Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Pionaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspidiformes - Cyathaspididae

Taxonomy
Pionaspis was named by Denison (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi Sepkoski's reference number: 1100].

It was assigned to Pteraspidomorphes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyathaspididae by Sallan et al. (2018).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Pionaspis Denison
2002Pionaspis Sepkoski
2018Pionaspis Sallan et al. pp. Supplementary tables

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderCyathaspidiformes(Kaier 1930)
familyCyathaspididae()
genusPionaspisDenison 1964

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. †Pionaspis Denison 1964
show all | hide all
Pionaspis acuticosta Denison 1964
Pionaspis amplissima Dineley and Loeffler 1976
Pionaspis ebenina Thorsteinsson and Elliott 2022
Pionaspis rossi Thorsteinsson and Elliott 2022
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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Early/Lower Lochkovian or 426.70000 to 416.80000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Canada (Nunavut) P. sp. (237779)
Lochkovian - Early/Lower Lochkovian419.62 - 416.8Canada (Northwest Territories) P. amplissima (237846 237847 237849)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavut) P. acuticosta (237783) P. sp. (237785 237786 238042)
Lochkovian - Early/Lower Emsian419.62 - 399.5Canada (Northwest Territories) P. amplissima (237829 237843)