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Prescottaspidae

Placodermi - Prescottaspidae

Taxonomy
Prescottaspidae was named by White (1961). Its type is Prescottaspis.

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

Subtaxa
Prescottaspis (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Prescottaspidae White
2019Prescottaspidae van der Laan p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
familyPrescottaspidaeWhite 1961
familyPrescottaspidaeWhite 1961

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. †Prescottaspidae White 1961
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G. †Prescottaspis White 1961
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†Prescottaspis dineleyi White 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom Prescottaspis dineleyi (233164)