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Lanarkia spinosa

Thelodonti - Furcacaudiformes - Lanarkiidae

Taxonomy
Lanarkia spinosa was named by Traquair (1898). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Lanarkia spinosa Traquair

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassThelodontomorphi(Jackel 1911)
classThelodonti
orderFurcacaudiformes
familyLanarkiidaeObruchev 1949
genusLanarkia
speciesspinosa

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.

†Lanarkia spinosa Traquair 1898
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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 Sheinwoodian to the top of the Ludlow or 432.90000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6United Kingdom Lanarkia spinosa (238429)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom Lanarkia spinosa (238430)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Lanarkia spinosa (26896)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom Lanarkia spinosa (238426)