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Zascinaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Protopteraspididae

Taxonomy
Zascinaspis was named by Stensiu (1958). It is not extant.

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

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Zascinaspis Stensiu
1984Zascinaspis Blieck p. 105
2017Zascinaspis Randle and Sansom p. 596

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
familyProtopteraspididaeNovitskaya 1983
genusZascinaspisStensiu 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. †Zascinaspis 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

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Pragian or 419.20000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6USA (Ohio) Z. sp. (26874)