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Porophoraspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Arandaspididae

Taxonomy
Porophoraspis was named by Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 746]. Its type is Porophoraspis crenulata.

It was assigned to Heterostraci by Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977); to Arandaspididae by Young (1997); to Pteraspidomorphes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Porophoraspidae by Van Der Laan (2019).

Species
P. crenulata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Porophoraspis Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson p. 367
1997Porophoraspis Young p. 6
2002Porophoraspis Sepkoski
2019Porophoraspis Van Der Laan p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassArandaspidaRitchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
familyArandaspididae
genusPorophoraspis

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. †Porophoraspis Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Porophoraspis crenulata Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2007-09-27 04:49:26
Modified: 2017-03-09 14:07:44
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bendigonian to the top of the Arenig or 474.90000 to 466.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Australia (Northern Territory) P. crenulata (90382)
Bendigonian474.9 - 473.1Australia (Northern Territory) P. sp. (90417)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Australia (Northern Territory) P. sp. (90420)