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Pteraspididae
Taxonomy
Pteraspididae was named by Claypole (1885). Its type is Pteraspis.
It was corrected as Pteraspidae by Bryant (1932); it was misspelled as Pteraspidae by Jordan (1963), Blieck (1984), Elliott and Ilyes (1996), Blieck et al. (2002), Dumbrava and Blieck (2005), Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Heterostraci by Woodward (1891), Hay (1902), Bryant (1932), Jordan (1963); to Pteraspidida by Blieck et al. (2002); and to Pteraspidiformes by Blieck (1984), Elliott and Ilyes (1996), Dumbrava and Blieck (2005), Nelson et al. (2016).
It was corrected as Pteraspidae by Bryant (1932); it was misspelled as Pteraspidae by Jordan (1963), Blieck (1984), Elliott and Ilyes (1996), Blieck et al. (2002), Dumbrava and Blieck (2005), Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Heterostraci by Woodward (1891), Hay (1902), Bryant (1932), Jordan (1963); to Pteraspidida by Blieck et al. (2002); and to Pteraspidiformes by Blieck (1984), Elliott and Ilyes (1996), Dumbrava and Blieck (2005), Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2009-07-16; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-01-19
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1885 | Pteraspididae Claypole |
| 1891 | Pteraspididae Woodward p. 158 |
| 1902 | Pteraspidae Hay p. 339 |
| 1932 | Pteraspidae Bryant p. 231 |
| 1963 | Pteraspidae Jordan p. 585 |
| 1984 | Pteraspididae Blieck p. 105 |
| 1996 | Pteraspididae Elliott and Ilyes p. 153 |
| 2002 | Pteraspididae Blieck et al. p. 812 |
| 2005 | Pteraspididae Dumbrava and Blieck p. 165 |
| 2016 | Pteraspididae Nelson et al. p. 29 |
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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. †Pteraspididae Claypole 1885
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G. †Archaeoteuthis Roemer 1855
G. †Chiastolepis Eichwald 1844
G. †Ecphymaspis Elliott et al. 2020
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†Ecphymaspis idahoensis Elliott et al. 2020
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Invalid names: Psephaspis idahoensis Denison 1968 [replaced]
G. †Holaspis Lankester 1873
G. †Kallostrakon
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†Kallostrakon alleni Halstead Tarlo 1964
†Kallostrakon grindrodi Halstead Tarlo 1964
†Kallostrakon macanuffi Halstead Tarlo 1964
†Kallostrakon podura Lankester 1870
G. †Mylopteraspis Stensiu 1958
G. †Podolaspis Zych 1931
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Subg. †Podolaspis (Althaspis) Zych 1931
†Podolaspis danieli Voichyshyn 2011
†Podolaspis lerichei Zych 1927
†Podolaspis podolica Alth 1874
†Podolaspis zychi Brotzen 1933
G. †Sphagodus Agassiz 1839
Invalid names: Doryaspidinae Heintz 1967 [empty], Pteraspidinae Claypole 1885 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available