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Lampraspis tuberculata

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Protaspididae

Taxonomy
Lampraspis tuberculata was named by Denison (1970). Its type specimen is PF4342, an other (dorsal shield), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cottonwood Canyon (FMNH excavation), which is in a Lochkovian estuary/bay siliciclastic in the Beartooth Butte Formation of Wyoming.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Lampraspis tuberculata Denison pp. 32 - 36 figs. 7D. 24-25
2017Lampraspis tuberculata Randle and Sansom p. 596

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
familyProtaspididae
genusLampraspis
speciestuberculata

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.

Lampraspis tuberculata Denison 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Randle and R. S. Sansom 2017As for the genus description given by Denison (1970).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Wyoming) Lampraspis tuberculata (type locality: 153534)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (Wyoming) Lampraspis tuberculata (26179)