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Groenlandaspididae

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Groenlandaspididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Groenlandaspididae Obruchev p. 198
1997Groenlandaspididae Long et al. p. 255
2014Groenlandaspididae Young and Long

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
familyGroenlandaspididae
familyGroenlandaspididae

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. †Groenlandaspididae Obruchev 1964
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G. †Boomeraspis Long 1995
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Boomeraspis goujeti Long 1995
G. †Groenlandaspis Heintz 1932
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Groenlandaspis antarctica Ritchie 1975
Groenlandaspis disjectus Woodward 1891
Groenlandaspis mirabilis Heintz 1932
Groenlandaspis riniensis Long et al. 1997
Groenlandaspis seni Janvier and Ritchie 1977
G. †Mulgaspis Ritchie 2004
G. †Turrisaspis Daeschler et al. 2003
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

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Famennian or 387.70000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian - Givetian407.6 - 382.7Antarctica Boomeraspis goujeti, Turrisaspis sp. (207084) Mulgaspis sp. (207085)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Antarctica Boomeraspis goujeti (207089)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9Colombia (Boyacá) Groenlandaspis indet. (211928)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9South Africa (Eastern Cape) Groenlandaspis riniensis (68049)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9United Kingdom (Somerset) Groenlandaspis sp. (232123)