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Witaaspididae

Osteostraci - Thyestiformes - Witaaspididae

Taxonomy
Witaaspididae was named by Afanassieva (1991). Its type is Witaaspis.

It was assigned to Thyestiformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Witaaspis (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Witaaspididae Afanassieva
2019Witaaspididae van der Laan p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassOsteostracomorphi
classOsteostraci(Lankaster 1868)
orderThyestiformes
familyWitaaspididaeAfanassieva 1991
familyWitaaspididaeAfanassieva 1991

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.

Fm. †Witaaspididae Afanassieva 1991
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G. †Witaaspis Robertson 1939
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Witaaspis patteni Robertson 1939
Witaaspis schrenckii Robertson 1939
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Invalid names: Tremataspis schrenkii Pander 1856 [replaced]
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 Rootsikula to the top of the Paadla or 428.60000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Estonia Witaaspis schrenckii (13823 13824)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Estonia (Saare) Witaaspis patteni, Witaaspis schrenckii (206984)
Paadla426.7 - 423.0Estonia Witaaspis schrenckii (13826)
Paadla426.7 - 423.0Estonia (Saaremaa) Witaaspis schrenkii (195601)