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Sphagodus

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Pteraspididae

Taxonomy
Sphagodus was named by Agassiz (1839).

It was assigned to Pteraspidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Sphagodus Agassiz p. 194
1963Sphagodus Jordan p. 585

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
familyPteraspididaeClaypole 1885
genusSphagodusAgassiz 1839

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. †Sphagodus Agassiz 1839
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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
Collections
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