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Ctenaspidae

Pteraspidomorpha - Ctenaspidae

Taxonomy
Ctenaspidae was named by Kiaer (1930).

It was assigned to Poraspidei by Kiaer (1932); and to Cyathaspidoidei by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Ctenaspidae Kiaer
1932Ctenaspidae Kiaer p. 20
2019Ctenaspidae van der Laan p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
suborderCyathaspida
Poraspidei
familyCtenaspidaeKiaer 1930
familyCtenaspidaeKiaer 1930

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. †Ctenaspidae Kiaer 1930
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G. †Arctictenaspis Elliott and Blieck 2010
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Arctictenaspis borealis Thorsteinsson and Elliott 2022
Arctictenaspis obruchevi Elliott and Blieck 2010
Arctictenaspis ornata Elliott and Blieck 2010
Arctictenaspis russelli Elliott and Blieck 2010
G. †Ctenaspis Kiaer 1930
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Ctenaspis cancellata Kiaer 1930
Ctenaspis dentata Kiaer 1930
Ctenaspis kiaeri Zych 1931
Ctenaspis obruchevi Dineley 1976
Ctenaspis ornata Dineley 1976
Ctenaspis russelli Dineley 1976
G. †Zaphoctenaspis Elliott and Blieck 2010
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Zaphoctenaspis meemannae Elliott and Blieck 2010
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 Lochkovian to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 419.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavut) Ctenaspis obruchevi (238128) Ctenaspis russelli (90322 238035)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Ctenaspis kiaeri (239124)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Ctenaspis sp., Ctenaspis sp. 1 (90330)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Norway Ctenaspis dentata (237823 237826) Ctenaspis dentata, Ctenaspis cancellata (237822) Ctenaspis sp. (26929 237820 237821)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavat) Arctictenaspis russelli, Arctictenaspis obruchevi (204935)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Canada (Nunavut) Ctenaspis ornata, Arctictenaspis ornata (239104)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Zaphoctenaspis meemannae (237780)