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Vernonaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspididae

Taxonomy
Vernonaspis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cyathaspidae by Denison (1963); and to Pteraspidomorphes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Vernonaspis Denison p. 108
2002Vernonaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
familyCyathaspididae()
genusVernonaspis

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.

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Vernonaspis bamberi Denison 1963
Vernonaspis major Denison 1963
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 Homerian to the top of the Pridoli or 430.50000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Pennsylvania) V. sp. (12763)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (Yukon) V. major (185831)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.4 - 423.0USA (New York) V. sp. (12764)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) V. sp. (497)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Pennsylvania) V. sp. (14206)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (New York) V. sp. (26085)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) V. sp. (493)