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Podolaspis (Althaspis)
Taxonomy
Podolaspis (Althaspis) was named by Zych (1931).
It was reranked as Althaspis by Denison (1970), Blieck (1984), Dineley and Metcalfe (1999), Randle and Sansom (2017).
It was assigned to Podolaspis by Zych (1931); to Pteraspidinae by Denison (1970); to Pteraspididae by Blieck (1984), Dineley and Metcalfe (1999); and to Rhinopteraspididae by Randle and Sansom (2017).
It was reranked as Althaspis by Denison (1970), Blieck (1984), Dineley and Metcalfe (1999), Randle and Sansom (2017).
It was assigned to Podolaspis by Zych (1931); to Pteraspidinae by Denison (1970); to Pteraspididae by Blieck (1984), Dineley and Metcalfe (1999); and to Rhinopteraspididae by Randle and Sansom (2017).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1931 | Podolaspis (Althaspis) Zych p. 89 |
| 1958 | Pseudopteraspis Stensio p. 254 |
| 1958 | Brotzenaspis Stensio pp. 265, 272 |
| 1960 | Pteraspis (Cymripteraspis) White pp. 8 (footnote) |
| 1970 | Althaspis Denison p. 6 |
| 1984 | Althaspis Blieck p. 105 |
| 1999 | Althaspis Dineley and Metcalfe |
| 2017 | Althaspis Randle and Sansom p. 596 |
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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.
Subg. †Podolaspis (Althaspis) Zych 1931
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. H. Denison 1970 | Mostly moderate-sized or rather large pteraspids. The rostrum more or less elongate, but lacking a preoral field, and havingitsventralpreoralsurfacecoveredwithdentineridges. Bran- chial openings well in advance of the postero-lateral corners of the dorsal shield, and bounded by branchial and cornual plates. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available