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Amphiaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspidiformes - Amphiaspididae

Taxonomy
Amphiaspis was named by Obruchev (1936).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Amphiaspis Obruchev
2019Amphiaspis van der Laan p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderCyathaspidiformes(Kaier 1930)
suborderAmphiaspidoidei
familyAmphiaspididaeObruchev 1939
genusAmphiaspisObruchev 1936

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. †Amphiaspis Obruchev 1936
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available