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Heintzaspis

Placodermi - Macropetalichthyiformes - Macropetalichthyidae

Taxonomy
Heintzaspis was named by Strand (1932). It is the type genus of Heintzaspidae.

It was assigned to Heintzaspidae by Strand (1942); and to Macropetalichthyidae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Heintzaspis Strand
1942Heintzaspis Strand p. 384
2019Heintzaspis van der Laan p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderMacropetalichthyiformes
familyMacropetalichthyidaeEastman 1898
genusHeintzaspisStrand 1932

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. †Heintzaspis Strand 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available