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Balticaspis

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes - Parameteoraspididae

Taxonomy
Balticaspis was named by Lyarskaya (1981).

It was assigned to Escuminaspidinae by Sansom (2009).

Species
B. latvica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Balticaspis Lyarskaya
2009Balticaspis Sansom p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
classPetromyzontida
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
orderZenaspididaStensio 1958
familyParameteoraspididae
subfamilyEscuminaspidinaeArsenault and Janvier 1995
genusBalticaspis

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. †Balticaspis Lyarskaya 1981
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†Balticaspis latvica Lyarskaya 1981
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 Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 399.50000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Latvia B. latvica (226510)