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Traquairosteus pustulatus

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Psammosteidae

Taxonomy
Psammosteus pustulatus was named by Traquair (1897).

It was recombined as Traquairosteus pustulatus by Halstead Tarlo (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Psammosteus pustulatus Traquair
1964Traquairosteus pustulatus Halstead Tarlo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
RankNameAuthor
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
familyPsammosteidaeTraquair 1896
subfamilyPsammosteinaeTraquair 1896
genusTraquairosteus
speciespustulatus(Traquair 1897)

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.

Traquairosteus pustulatus Traquair 1897
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15United Kingdom (Scotland) Traquairosteus pustulatus (176215)