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Gigantaspis
Taxonomy
Gigantaspis was named by Heintz (1962).
It was reranked as Protaspis (Gigantaspis) by Denison (1970).
It was assigned to Protaspis by Denison (1970); to Pteraspididae by Blieck et al. (2002); and to Protopteraspididae by Randle and Sansom (2017).
It was reranked as Protaspis (Gigantaspis) by Denison (1970).
It was assigned to Protaspis by Denison (1970); to Pteraspididae by Blieck et al. (2002); and to Protopteraspididae by Randle and Sansom (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Gigantaspis Heintz |
| 1970 | Protaspis (Gigantaspis) Denison p. 19 |
| 2002 | Gigantaspis Blieck et al. p. 812 |
| 2017 | Gigantaspis Randle and Sansom p. 596 |
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G. †Gigantaspis Heintz 1962
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. H. Denison 1970 | Similar to the subgenus Protaspis, from which it is distinguished by the very slight vaulting of the dorsal disc, the up- right dorsal spine, the relatively longer rostral plate, and by the slit- like branchial openings facing upward between the posterior ends of the branchial plates and the dorsal disc. |