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Rhinopteraspis crouchi

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Rhinopteraspididae

Taxonomy
Rhinopteraspis crouchi was named by Lankester (1868). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Rhinopteraspis crouchi Lankester

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

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 crouchi Lankester 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Lochkovian to the top of the Late/Upper Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Lochkovian419.62 - 416.8United Kingdom Rhinopteraspis crouchi (238751)
Gedinnine419.62 - 413.02Germany Rhinopteraspis crouchi (238362)
Late/Upper Lochkovian414.6 - 413.02Belgium Rhinopteraspis crouchi (238858)