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Rhachiaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Pteraspididae

Taxonomy
Rhachiaspis was named by Elliott (1984).

It was assigned to Pteraspididae by Elliott (1984); and to Anchipteraspididae by Randle and Sansom (2017).

Species
R. pteriga

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Rhachiaspis Elliott
2017Rachiaspis Randle and Sansom p. 596

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
familyPteraspididaeClaypole 1885
genusRhachiaspis

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. †Rhachiaspis Elliott 1984
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†Rhachiaspis pteriga Elliott 1984
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: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavut) R. pteriga (237782 237783 237785)