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Poraspidei

Pteraspidomorpha

Discussion

as a "tribe" or rank above family

Taxonomy
Poraspidei was named by Kiaer (1932).

It was assigned to Cyathaspida by Kiaer (1932).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Poraspidei Kiaer p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
suborderCyathaspida
—Poraspidei
—Poraspidei

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.

Unr. †Poraspidei Kiaer 1932
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Fm. †Anglaspidae Kiaer 1932
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G. †Anglaspis
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†Anglaspis elongata Kiaer 1932
†Anglaspis heintzi Kiaer 1932
†Anglaspis insignis Kiaer 1932
†Anglaspis macculloughi Woodward 1891
†Anglaspis platostriata Kiaer 1932
Fm. †Ctenaspidae Kiaer 1930
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G. †Ctenaspis
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†Ctenaspis conselatus Kiaer 1930
†Ctenaspis dentatus Kiaer 1930
†Ctenaspis kiaeri Zych 1931
Fm. †Dinaspidae Kiaer 1932
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G. †Dinaspis Kiaer 1932
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†Dinaspis parvula Kiaer 1932
†Dinaspis robusta Kiaer 1932
Fm. †Palaeaspidae Kiaer 1932
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G. †Americaspis White and Moy-Thomas 1941
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†Americaspis americana Claypole 1884
Invalid names: Palaeaspis Claypole 1884 [replaced]
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
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Pennsylvania) Americaspis sp. (14206)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine Palaeaspis simionescui (90350)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nunavut) Anglaspis sp., Ctenaspis russelli (90322)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Norway Anglaspis sp., Ctenaspis sp. (26929)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation Anglaspis sp., Anglaspis sp. 1, Ctenaspis sp., Ctenaspis sp. 1 (90330)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8France Anglaspis sp. (26983)