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Gavinaspis

Placodermi - Actinolepidiformes - Gavinaspididae

Taxonomy
Gavinaspis was named by Dupret and Zhu (2008). It is the type genus of Gavinaspididae.

It was assigned to Gavinaspididae by Dupret and Zhu (2008).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Gavinaspis Dupret and Zhu pp. 259 - 260

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderActinolepidiformes
familyGavinaspididae
genusGavinaspis

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. †Gavinaspis Dupret and Zhu 2008
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Gavinaspis convergens Dupret and Zhu 2008
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
V. Dupret and M. Zhu 2008Phyllolepid with the occipital portion of neurocranium very elongated and slender; dermal rostral capsule not fused to the postethmoid part of skull roof; postorbital plate contacting the paranuchal plate mesially to infraorbital and main lateral sensory line grooves (at least on the internal side of skull roof); marginal plate not extending mesially to infraorbital and main sensory line grooves in internal view; ornamentation consisting of elongated tubercles, sometimes merging into ridges
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

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Yunnan) G. convergens (162781)