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Gigantaspis minima

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Protopteraspididae

Taxonomy
Gigantaspis minima was named by PERNEGRE and GOUJET (2007). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Gigantaspis minima PERNEGRE and GOUJET

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
familyProtopteraspididaeNovitskaya 1983
genusGigantaspis
speciesminima

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.

Gigantaspis minima PERNEGRE and GOUJET 2007
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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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Emsian or 413.02000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Svalbard and Jan Mayen Gigantaspis minima (237851)