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Kiaeraspis

Osteostraci - Thyestiformes - Kiaeraspididae

Taxonomy
Kiaeraspis was named by Stensio (1927). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Kiaeraspidoidea, Kiaeraspididae.

It was assigned to Osteostraci by Dineley and Metcalfe (1999); and to Kiaeraspididae by Sansom (2009).

Entered
by A. Hendy on 2009-07-17; modified by J. Flannery-Sutherland on 2025-01-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Kiaeraspis Stensio
1999Kiaeraspis Dineley and Metcalfe
2009Kiaeraspis Sansom p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassOsteostracomorphi
classOsteostraci(Lankaster 1868)
orderThyestiformes
familyKiaeraspididaeStensio 1932
genusKiaeraspis

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. †Kiaeraspis Stensio 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available