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Zenaspis

Osteostraci - Cephalaspidiformes - Zenaspididae

Taxonomy
Zenaspis was named by Lankaster (1869). Its type is Cephalaspis salweyi. It is the type genus of Zenaspididae.

It was assigned to Zenaspididae by Voichyshyn (2006), Sansom (2009), van der Laan (2019).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Zenaspis Lankaster
2006Zenaspis Voichyshyn p. 132
2009Zenaspis Sansom p. 112
2019Zenaspis van der Laan p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassOsteostracomorphi
classOsteostraci(Lankaster 1868)
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
suborderScolenaspidoideiAfanassieva 1991
familyZenaspididaeStensio 1958
genusZenaspisLankaster 1869

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. †Zenaspis Lankaster 1869
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Zenaspis dzieduszyckii Voichyshyn 2006
Zenaspis kasymyri Voichyshyn 2011
Zenaspis salweyi Egerton 1857
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: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom Cephalaspis salweyi (238037)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Norway Z. sp. (237826)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Z. dzieduszyckii (236555 236556) Z. salweyi, Z. dzieduszyckii, Z. kasymyri (239251)
Lochkovian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Ukraine (Ternopil) Z. salweyi (237769)