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Tesseraspidiformes

Pteraspidomorpha - Tesseraspidiformes

Taxonomy
Tesseraspidiformes is an order.

It was assigned to Heterostraci by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Tesseraspidiformes van der Laan p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderTesseraspidiformes
orderTesseraspidiformes

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.

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Fm. †Natlaspididae Halstead 1993
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G. †Natlaspis Dineley and Loeffler 1976
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†Natlaspis planicosta Dineley and Loeffler 1976
Fm. †Tesseraspididae Berg 1955
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G. †Tesseraspis Wills 1936
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†Tesseraspis denisoni Halstead Tarlo 1964
†Tesseraspis mosaica Karatajuta-Talimaa 1983
†Tesseraspis orvigi Halstead Tarlo 1964
†Tesseraspis talimaae Halstead Tarlo 1964
†Tesseraspis tessellata Wills 1935
†Tesseraspis toombsi Halstead Tarlo 1964
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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Early/Lower Lochkovian or 422.70000 to 416.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Lithuania Tesseraspis talimaae (207344)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom Tesseraspis tessellata (239126)
Early/Lower Lochkovian419.62 - 416.8United Kingdom Tesseraspis tessellata (238749)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Lithuania Tesseraspis talimaae (239533)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Tesseraspis sp., Tesseraspis mosaica (90329)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom Tesseraspis toombsi (239532)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Tesseraspis orvigi (239124)
Lochkovian - Early/Lower Emsian419.62 - 399.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Natlaspis planicosta (237843)