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Parapteraspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes

Taxonomy
Parapteraspis was named by Stensiu (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).

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
genusParapteraspisStensiu 1958

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 Stensiu 1958
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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
No collection or age range data are available