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Aitkenaspis
Taxonomy
Aitkenaspis was named by Handkamer et al. (2022). Its type is Aitkenaspis keelensis.
It was assigned to Zacanthoididae by Handkamer et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Zacanthoididae by Handkamer et al. (2022).
Species
A. keelensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2022 | Aitkenaspis Handkamer et al. p. 27 |
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G. †Aitkenaspis Handkamer et al. 2022
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†Aitkenaspis keelensis Handkamer et al. 2022
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| N. M. Handkamer et al. 2022 | Zacanthoidid with glabella anteriorly wide, palpebral lobe long; genal spine non-advanced; nine thoracic segments, pleural spines long, macropleural spines on the fifth and ninth segments; oval-shaped pygidium subisopygous, four axial rings, four pleural furrows, border furrow well defined, border spines absent. |
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||