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Protaspis (Cyrtaspidichthys) sculpta

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Protaspididae

Taxonomy
Cyrtaspis sculptus was named by Bryant (1933). Its type specimen is PU 13550, a partial skeleton (A dorsal shield, lacking the rostral region, in yellow limestone), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Protaspis (Cyrtaspidichthys) sculpta by Denison (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Cyrtaspis sculptus Bryant p. 306 figs. Pl. XVI, Figs. 1, 2
1970Protaspis (Cyrtaspidichthys) sculpta Denison p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
RankNameAuthor
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
familyProtaspididae
genusProtaspisWhitley 1940
subgenusCyrtaspidichthys
speciessculpta()

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. H. Denison 1970Shield less broad (or less vaulted) than in P. (C.) ovata. Rostrum relatively shorter (RL/TL=0.20) and bluntly rounded.
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

Age range: Emsian or 407.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Wyoming) Protaspis sculpta (26176)