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Protaspis brevirostris

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes

Taxonomy
Protaspis brevirostris was named by Bryant (1933). Its type specimen is PU 13646, a partial skeleton (A dorsal shield in yellow limestone), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Protaspis (Protaspis) bucheri by Denison (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Protaspis brevirostris Bryant p. 297 figs. Pl. VIII, Figs. 1, 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
genusProtaspis
speciesbrevirostris

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.

†Protaspis brevirostris Bryant 1933
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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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
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