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Perscheia

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Obrucheviidae

Taxonomy
Perscheia was named by Elliott et al. (2004). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Obrucheviidae by Elliott et al. (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Perscheia Elliott et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPsammosteoidei
familyObrucheviidae
genusPerscheia

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.

G. †Perscheia Elliott et al. 2004
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Perscheia pulla Elliott et al. 2004
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: Middle Frasnian or 379.00000 to 375.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Canada (Nunavut) P. pulla (236499)