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Pituriaspis

Galeaspidomorphi - Pituriaspidiformes

Taxonomy
Pituriaspis was named by Young (1991) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Pituriaspida.

It was assigned to Pituriaspida by Young (1991); to Pteraspidomorphi by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pituriaspididae by van der Laan (2019).

Species
P. doylei
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Flannery-Sutherland on 2025-03-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Pituriaspis Young
2002Pituriaspis Sepkoski
2019Pituriaspis van der Laan p. 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassOsteostracomorphi
classGaleaspidomorphi
superorderPolybranchiaspidida
orderPituriaspidiformes
classPituriaspididae(Davis 1994)
genusPituriaspis

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. †Pituriaspis Young 1991
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†Pituriaspis doylei Young 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available