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Stensiopelta

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes - Zenaspididae

Taxonomy
Stensiopelta was named by Denison (1951).

It was assigned to Zenaspididae by Sansom (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Stensiopelta Denison
2009Stensiopelta Sansom p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
classPetromyzontida
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
orderZenaspididaStensio 1958
familyZenaspididaeStensio 1958
genusStensiopelta

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. †Stensiopelta Denison 1951
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Stensiopelta pustulata Janvier 1985
Stensiopelta woodwardi Denison 1951
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-10-08 12:24:48
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:24:48
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Lochkovian to the top of the Pragian or 419.62000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Lochkovian419.62 - 416.8United Kingdom S. woodwardi (238750 238751)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom S. woodwardi (239007)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine S. pustulata (239217 239250 239251) S. sp. (239231 239253)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Ukraine S. sp. (239241)
Lochkovian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Ukraine (Ternopil) S. pustulata (237769)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Ukraine S. pustulata (239247 239249)