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Tesseraspis tessellata

Pteraspidomorpha - Tesseraspidiformes - Tesseraspididae

Taxonomy
Tesseraspis tessellata was named by Wills (1935). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. tesselata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Tesseraspis tessellata Wills

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderTesseraspidiformes
familyTesseraspididaeBerg 1955
genusTesseraspisWills 1936
speciestessellata

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.

†Tesseraspis tessellata Wills 1935
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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: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Early/Lower Lochkovian or 422.70000 to 416.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom Tesseraspis tessellata (239126)
Early/Lower Lochkovian419.62 - 416.8United Kingdom Tesseraspis tessellata (238749)