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Americaspis
Taxonomy
Americaspis was named by White and Moy-Thomas (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 1066].
It was assigned to Pteraspidomorphes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Americaspidae by Van Der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Pteraspidomorphes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Americaspidae by Van Der Laan (2019).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1884 | Palaeaspis Claypole |
1891 | Palaeaspis Woodward p. 169 |
1902 | Palaeaspis Hay p. 340 |
1932 | Palaeaspis Kiaer p. 15 |
1941 | Americaspis White and Moy-Thomas |
1963 | Palaeaspis Jordan p. 585 |
2002 | Americaspis Sepkoski |
2005 | Palaeaspis Dumbrava and Blieck p. 165 |
2019 | Americaspis Van Der Laan p. 18 |
2019 | Palaeaspis Van Der Laan p. 18 |
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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.
G. †Americaspis White and Moy-Thomas 1941
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†Americaspis americana Claypole 1884
Invalid names: Palaeaspis Claypole 1884 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available