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Weejasperaspis

Placodermi - Acanthothoraci - Weejasperaspidae

Taxonomy
Weejasperaspis was named by White (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi Sepkoski's reference number: 746,1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Weejasperaspidae.

It was assigned to Acanthothoraci by Sepkoski (2002); and to Weejasperaspidae by van der Laan (2019).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Weejasperaspis White
2002Weejasperaspis Sepkoski
2019Weejasperaspis van der Laan p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderAcanthothoraciStensiƶ 1944
familyWeejasperaspidaeWhite 1978
genusWeejasperaspis

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. †Weejasperaspis White 1978
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Weejasperaspis gavini White 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) W. gavini (233190 238660)