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Parapteraspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes

Taxonomy
Parapteraspis was named by Stensio (1958). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pteraspis by Denison (1970).

It was assigned to Pteraspididae by Blieck (1984); and to Pteraspidoidei by Randle and Sansom (2017).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Parapteraspis Stensio
1984Parapteraspis Blieck p. 105
2017Parapteraspis Randle and Sansom p. 597

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

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. †Parapteraspis Stensio 1958
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Parapteraspis gracilis Stensio 1958
Parapteraspis jackana White 1935
Parapteraspis plana Stensio 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Herefordshire) P. jackana (201736 239157)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine P. plana (239251)
Lochkovian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Ukraine (Ternopil) P. djurinensis, P. plana (237769)