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Xylaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Doryaspidae

Taxonomy
Xylaspis was named by Pernegre (2003).

It was assigned to Doryaspidae by Randle and Sansom (2017).

Species
X. prima

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Xylaspis Pernegre
2017Xylaspis 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)
familyDoryaspidae
genusXylaspis

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. †Xylaspis Pernegre 2003
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†Xylaspis prima Pernegre 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Lochkovian to the top of the Pragian or 414.60000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Lochkovian - Pragian414.6 - 410.62Svalbard and Jan Mayen X. prima (238754)