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Phialaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Traquairaspidae

Taxonomy
Phialaspis was named by Wills (1935).

It was assigned to Traquairaspidiformes by Blieck et al. (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Traquairaspis Kiaer p. 25
1935Phialaspis Wills
1963Traquairaspis Denison p. 123
2002Phialaspis Blieck et al. p. 811

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
suborderCyathaspida
Cyathaspidei
familyTraquairaspidae
genusPhialaspisWills 1935

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. †Phialaspis Wills 1935
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Invalid names: Traquairaspis Kiaer 1932 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2007-09-27 04:49:26
Modified: 2017-03-09 14:07:44
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Lochkovian or 430.50000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (Yukon) Traquairaspis angusta (185831)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Traquairaspis campbelli (26907)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Traquairaspis lemniscata (497)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Norway Traquairaspis sp. (26929)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nova Scotia) Traquairaspis sp. (14201)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation P. sp. (90330)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine Traquairaspis sp. (26978)