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Mediaspis

Placodermi - Mediaspidae

Taxonomy
Mediaspis was named by Heintz (1929). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Mediaspidae.

It was assigned to Actinolepidae by Denison (1978); and to Mediaspidae by van der Laan (2019).

Species
M. problematica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Mediaspis Heintz
1978Mediaspis Denison
2019Mediaspis van der Laan p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
familyMediaspidaeHeintz 1929
genusMediaspisHeintz 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.

G. †Mediaspis Heintz 1929
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†Mediaspis problematica Heintz 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available