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Anchipteraspididae

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Anchipteraspididae

Taxonomy
Anchipteraspididae was named by Elliott (1984).

It was assigned to Pteraspidiformes by Nelson et al. (2016) and Randle and Sansom (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Anchipteraspididae Elliott
2016Anchipteraspididae Nelson et al. p. 29
2017Anchipteraspididae Randle and Sansom p. 596

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
familyAnchipteraspididaeElliott 1984
familyAnchipteraspididaeElliott 1984

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.

Fm. †Anchipteraspididae Elliott 1984
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G. †Anchipteraspis Elliott 1984
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Anchipteraspis crenulata Elliott 1984
G. †Rachiaspis Elliott 1984
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Rachiaspis pteriga Elliott 1984
G. †Ulutitaspis Elliott 1984
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Ulutitaspis notidana Elliott 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Lochkovian or 427.40000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Canada (Nunavut) Ulutitaspis notidana (237776 237777) Ulutitaspis truncata (237773)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nunavut) Anchipteraspis crenulata (237786) Ulutitaspis notidana (237783 237784)