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Arctaspididae

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Arctaspididae

Taxonomy
Arctaspididae was named by Goujet (1984). Its type is Arctaspis.

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

Subtaxa
Arctaspis (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Arctaspididae Goujet
2019Arctaspididae van der Laan p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
familyArctaspididaeGoujet 1984
familyArctaspididaeGoujet 1984

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. †Arctaspididae Goujet 1984
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G. †Arctaspis Heintz 1929
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†Arctaspis hoegi Heintz 1929
†Arctaspis hoeli Heintz 1929
†Arctaspis holtedahli Heintz 1929
†Arctaspis kiaeri Heintz 1929
†Arctaspis maxima Heintz 1929
†Arctaspis minor Heintz 1929
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available