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Aestiaspis viitaensis

Osteostraci - Thyestiformes - Tremataspididae

Taxonomy
Aestiaspis viitaensis was named by Janvier and Lelievre (1994). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Aestiaspis viitaensis Janvier and Lelievre

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassOsteostracomorphi
classOsteostraci(Lankaster 1868)
orderThyestiformes
familyTremataspididae(Schmidt 1866)
genusAestiaspis
speciesviitaensis

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.

†Aestiaspis viitaensis Janvier and Lelievre 1994
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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: base of the Rootsikula to the top of the Eifelian or 428.60000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Estonia (Saaremaa Island) Aestiaspis viitaensis (237766)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Estonia Aestiaspis viitaensis (13824)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Estonia (Saare) Aestiaspis viitaensis (206984)
Paadla426.7 - 423.0Estonia (Saare) Aestiaspis viitaensis (206935)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Russian Federation Aestiaspis viitaensis (90332)