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Diademaspis

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes - Zenaspididae

Taxonomy
Diademaspis was named by Janvier (1985).

It was assigned to Zenaspididae by Voichyshyn (2006), Sansom (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Diademaspis Janvier
2006Diademaspis Voichyshyn p. 135
2009Diademaspis Sansom p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
classPetromyzontida
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
orderZenaspididaStensio 1958
familyZenaspididaeStensio 1958
genusDiademaspisJanvier 1985

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. †Diademaspis Janvier 1985
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Diademaspis jarviki Wangsjo 1952
Diademaspis mackenziensis Adrain and Wilson 1994
Diademaspis poplinae Janvier 1985
Diademaspis stensioiei Afanassieva 1989
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Emsian or 419.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Northwest Territories) D. mackenziensis (237813)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine D. sp. (236555 239217 239250 239251)
Lochkovian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Ukraine (Ternopil) D. sp. (237769)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Svalbard and Jan Mayen D. jarviki (237851)