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Machairaspis

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes - Zenaspididae

Taxonomy
Machairaspis was named by Janvier (1985).

It was assigned to Zenaspididae by Sansom (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Machairaspis Janvier
2009Machairaspis Sansom p. 112

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

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. †Machairaspis Janvier 1985
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†Machairaspis battaili Janvier 1985
†Machairaspis ibex Wängsjö 1952
†Machairaspis isachseni Janvier 1985
†Machairaspis serrata Scott and Wilson 2013
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 (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine M. sp. (239251)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Northwest Territories) M. serrata (237813)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Norway M. sp. (237814 237816 237818) M. sp., M. ibex (237822)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Svalbard and Jan Mayen M. battaili (238499) M. isachseni (237851)