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Pteraspidiformes

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Pteraspidiformes Berg
1996Pteraspidiformes Elliott and Ilyes p. 153
2002Pteraspidiformes Blieck et al. p. 811
2005Pteraspidiformes Dumbrava and Blieck p. 165
2011Pteraspidiformes Long p. 241
2016Pteraspidiformes Nelson et al. p. 29
2017Pteraspidiformes Randle and Sansom p. 596

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940

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.

Or. †Pteraspidiformes Berg 1940
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Fm. †Anchipteraspididae Elliott 1984
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G. †Anchipteraspis Elliott 1984
G. †Rachiaspis Elliott 1984
Fm. †Protopteraspididae Novitskaya 1983
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G. †Canadapteraspis Dineley and Loeffler 1976
G. †Escharaspis Elliott 1983
G. †Gigantaspis Heintz 1962
G. †Loricopteraspis Halstead Tarlo 1961
G. †Miltaspis Blieck 1981
G. †Protopteraspis Leriche 1924
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Invalid names: Simopteraspis Denison 1970 [synonym]
G. †Stegobranchiaspis Elliott 1983
G. †Zascinaspis Stensiu 1958
Fm. †Pteraspididae Claypole 1885
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G. †Archaeoteuthis Roemer 1855
G. †Chiastolepis Eichwald 1844
G. †Glossoidaspis Branson and Mehl 1931
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†Glossoidaspis giganteus Branson and Mehl 1931
G. †Holaspis Lankester 1873
G. †Mylopteraspis Stensiu 1958
G. †Palaeoteuthis Roemer 1855
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†Palaeoteuthis marginalis Eichwald 1871
G. †Scaphaspis Lankester 1865
G. †Sphagodus Agassiz 1839
Invalid names: Doryaspidinae Heintz 1967 [empty], Pteraspidinae Claypole 1885 [empty]
Subor. †Pteraspidoidei Janvier 1996
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G. †Alaeckaspis Voichyshyn 1999
G. †Blieckaspis Elliott and Ilyes 1996
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†Blieckaspis priscillae Elliott and Ilyes 1996
G. †Djurinaspis Novitskaya 1983
Fm. †Doryaspidae Randle and Sansom 2017
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G. †Doryaspis White 1935
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†Doryaspis nathorstii Lankester 1884
G. †Woodfjordaspis Pernègre 2006
G. †Xylaspis Pernègre 2003
G. †Eucyclaspis Denison 1970
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G. †Europrotaspis White 1961
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G. †Lamiaspis Ilyes and Elliott 1994
G. †Larnovaspis Blieck 1984
G. †Mylopteraspidella Blieck 1984
G. †Oreaspis Denison 1970
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†Oreaspis ampla Bryant 1933
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Invalid names: Protaspis nanus Bryant 1933 [synonym], Protaspis perlatus Bryant 1933 [synonym], Protaspis perryi Bryant 1933 [synonym]
†Oreaspis dunklei Denison 1970
†Oreaspis williamsi Denison 1970
G. †Panamintaspis Elliott and Ilyes 1996
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†Panamintaspis snowi Elliott and Ilyes 1996
G. †Parapteraspis Stensiu 1958
G. †Pirumaspis Ilyes and Elliott 1994
G. †Podolaspis Zych 1931
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Subg. †Podolaspis (Althaspis) Zych 1931
†Podolaspis lerichei Zych 1927
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G. †Cosmaspis Denison 1970
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†Cosmaspis transversa Denison 1970
G. †Helaspis
G. †Lampraspis Denison 1970
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†Lampraspis carmani Denison 1960
†Lampraspis tuberculata Denison 1970
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†Psephaspis idahoensis Denison 1968
†Psephaspis williamsi Ørvig 1961
G. †Tuberculaspis Ilyes and Elliott 1994
G. †Protaspis Bryant 1933
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Subg. †Protaspis (Europrotaspis) White 1961
†Protaspis brevirostris Bryant 1933
†Protaspis cingulus Bryant 1933
†Protaspis constrictus Bryant 1933
Fm. †Psammosteidae Traquair 1896
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G. †Acanthaspis Newberry 1875
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†Acanthaspis arctica Heintz 1929
G. †Dyptychosteus Preobrazhenskii 1910
G. †Oredezhosteus Moloshnikov 2009
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†Oredezhosteus kuleshovi Moloshnikov 2009
†Oredezhosteus livonicus Obruchev and Mark-Kurik 1965
G. †Placosteus Agassiz 1843
G. †Psammosteus Agassiz 1844
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†Psammosteus arenatus Agassiz 1845
†Psammosteus granulatus M'Coy 1848
†Psammosteus maeandrinus Agassiz 1845
†Psammosteus paradoxus Agassiz 1845
†Psammosteus praecursor Obruchev 1947
G. †Pycnosteus Preobrajenski 1911
G. †Pteraspis Kner 1847
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†Pteraspis crouchi Lankester 1865
†Pteraspis dunensis Roemer 1854
†Pteraspis rostrata Agassiz 1835
Invalid names: Plesiopteraspis Stensio 1958 [synonym]
Fm. †Rhinopteraspididae Novitskaya 2004
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G. †Althaspis Zych 1931
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†Althaspis leachi White 1938
Invalid names: Brotzenaspis Stensio 1958 [synonym], Cymripteraspis White 1960 [synonym], Pseudopteraspis Stensio 1958 [synonym]
G. †Brachipteraspis Brotzen 1936
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†Brachipteraspis latissima Zych in Pauca 1938
G. †Errivaspis Blieck 1984
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†Errivaspis waynensis Blieck 1984
G. †Pavloaspis Voichyshyn 1999
G. †Rhinopteraspis Jaekel 1919
G. †Semipodolaspis Voichyshyn 2011
G. †Unarkaspis Elliott 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available