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Rhinopteraspis dunensis

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Rhinopteraspididae

Taxonomy
Rhinopteraspis dunensis was named by Jaekel (1919). It is not extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Pteraspis dunensis Roemer
1855Pteraspis dunensis Roemer
1919Rhinopteraspis dunensis Jaekel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
familyRhinopteraspididaeNovitskaya 2004
genusRhinopteraspis
speciesdunensis

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.

Rhinopteraspis dunensis Jaekel 1919
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Invalid names: Pteraspis dunensis Roemer 1855 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2007-09-27 04:49:26
Modified: 2017-03-09 14:07:44
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 410.80000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Siegen412.3 - 409.1Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Rhinopteraspis dunensis (232143)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Germany Rhinopteraspis dunensis (239017)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Alken) Rhinopteraspis dunensis (27049)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Gemuenden) Pteraspis dunensis (26903)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Rhinopteraspis dunensis (238361)