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Americaspis americana

Pteraspidomorpha - Palaeaspidae

Taxonomy
Palaeaspis americana was named by Claypole (1884).

It was recombined as Americaspis americana by White and Moy-Thomas (1941).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Palaeaspis americana Claypole p. 1224
1891Palaeaspis americana Woodward p. 170
1902Palaeaspis americana Hay p. 340
1932Palaeaspis americana Kiaer p. 15
1941Americaspis americana White and Moy-Thomas

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
suborderCyathaspida
—Poraspidei
familyPalaeaspidae
genusAmericaspis
speciesamericana(Claypole 1884)

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.

†Americaspis americana Claypole 1884
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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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Pridoli or 426.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (Pennsylvania) Americaspis americana (239072)