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Rhegmaspis xiphoidea

Galeaspidomorphi - Huananaspidiformes - Gantarostrataspidae

Taxonomy
Rhegmaspis xiphoidea was named by Gai et al. (2015). Its type specimen is IVPP V 19354.1A,B (Head shield) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Qingmenodus-type area, Zhaotong, which is in a Pragian coastal sandstone in the Posongchong Formation of China. It is the type species of Rhegmaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Rhegmaspis xiphoidea Gai et al. p. 96 figs. 2-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassOsteostracomorphi
RankNameAuthor
classGaleaspidomorphi
superorderPolybranchiaspidida
orderHuananaspidiformesJanvier 1975
familyGantarostrataspidae(Wang and Wang 1992)
genusRhegmaspis
speciesxiphoidea

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.

Rhegmaspis xiphoidea Gai et al. 2015
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pragian or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62China (Yunnan) Rhegmaspis xiphoidea (type locality: 196858)