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Cyrtaspidichthys

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Protaspididae

Taxonomy
Cyrtaspidichthys was named by Whitley (1940). Its type is Cyrtaspis ovatus.

It was reranked as Protaspis (Cyrtaspidichthys) by Denison (1970).

It was assigned to Protaspis by Denison (1970); and to Protaspididae by Randle and Sansom (2017).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Cyrtaspidichthys Whitley p. 243
1970Protaspis (Cyrtaspidichthys) Denison p. 20
2017Cyrtaspidichthys Randle and Sansom p. 596

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
familyProtaspididae
genusCyrtaspidichthysWhitley 1940

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. †Cyrtaspidichthys Whitley 1940
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Cyrtaspidichthys ovata Bryant 1932
Cyrtaspidichthys sculpta Bryant 1933
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. H. Denison 1970Dorsal shield broad or highly vaulted. Ornamentation consisting of oval dentine tubercles arranged in rows approximately paralle lto the lines of growth (fig.7C). Branchial openings directed postero-medially at the posterior ends of the branchial plates.
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

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Wyoming) Protaspis ovata, Protaspis sculpta (26176)