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Americaspidae (disused)

Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspidiformes - Americaspidae

Taxonomy
Americaspidae was named by Fowler (1947).

It was assigned to Cyathaspidoidei by Van Der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Americaspidae Fowler
2019Americaspidae Van Der Laan p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderCyathaspidiformes(Kaier 1930)
suborderCyathaspidoidei
familyAmericaspidaeFowler 1947
familyAmericaspidaeFowler 1947

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.

Fm. †Americaspidae Fowler 1947
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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