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Acanthaspida

Placodermi - Acanthaspida

Taxonomy
Acanthaspida was named by Heintz (1921).

It was assigned to Arthrodira by Bryant (1932).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Acanthaspida Heintz
1932Acanthaspida Bryant p. 243

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
familyAcanthaspidaHeintz 1921
familyAcanthaspidaHeintz 1921

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.

Fm. †Acanthaspida Heintz 1921
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G. †Euryaspis Bryant 1932
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†Euryaspis brachycephalus Bryant 1932
G. †Svalbardaspis Heintz 1929
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†Svalbardaspis montanus Bryant 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available