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Wijdeaspis arctica

Placodermi - Macropetalichthyiformes - Macropetalichthyidae

Taxonomy
Wijdeaspis arctica was named by Heintz (1929). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Wijdeaspis arctica Heintz
1978Wijdeaspis arctica Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderMacropetalichthyiformes
familyMacropetalichthyidaeEastman 1898
genusWijdeaspis
speciesarcticaHeintz 1929

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.

Wijdeaspis arctica Heintz 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 399.50000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Russian Federation (Severnaya Zemlya) Wijdeaspis arctica (196699)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Russian Federation Wijdeaspis arctica (239066)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Svalbard and Jan Mayen Wijdeaspis arctica (239065)