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Jamoytius

Jamoytiiformes - Jamoytiidae

Taxonomy
Jamoytius was named by White (1946) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u D Gedi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Jamoytiidae.

It was assigned to Anaspida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Jamoytiidae by van der Laan (2019).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-08-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Jamoytius White
2002Jamoytius Sepkoski
2019Jamoytius van der Laan p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassAnaspidomorphi
orderJamoytiiformes
familyJamoytiidaeWhite 1946
genusJamoytiusWhite 1946

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. †Jamoytius White 1946
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Jamoytius kerwoodi White 1946
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available