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Aspidocalyptus

Osteichthyes - Cingulata

Taxonomy
Aspidocalyptus was named by Cabrera (1939). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Glyptodontidae by Cabrera (1939); and to Palaehoplophorini by Hoffstetter (1958), McKenna and Bell (1997), Fernicola (2008).

Species
A. castroi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Aspidocalyptus Cabrera
1958Aspidocalyptus Hoffstetter
1997Aspidocalyptus McKenna and Bell p. 89
2008Aspidocalyptus Fernicola

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
tribePalaehoplophoriniHoffstetter 1958
genusAspidocalyptusCabrera 1939

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. †Aspidocalyptus Cabrera 1939
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†Aspidocalyptus castroi Cabrera 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Huayquerian or 8.00000 to 5.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) A. castroi (212302) A. sp. (61299)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) A. castroi (87198 140925 151498 151500 204361 204363) A. sp., A. castroi (152061)