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Pambulaspis

Placodermi - Asterolepidiformes - Pambulaspidae

Taxonomy
Pambulaspis was named by Young (1983). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Pambulaspidae.

It was assigned to Pambulaspidae by Young (1983), van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Pambulaspis Young
2019Pambulaspis van der Laan p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderAsterolepidiformes
familyPambulaspidae
genusPambulaspis

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. †Pambulaspis Young 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Middle Givetian or 387.95000 to 383.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian - Middle Givetian387.95 - 383.4Australia (New South Wales) P. cobandrahensis (238202)