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Protaspis (Europrotaspis)

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes

Taxonomy
Protaspis (Europrotaspis) was named by White (1961). It is not extant.

It was reranked as Europrotaspis by Blieck (1984), Dineley and Metcalfe (1999) and Randle and Sansom (2017).

It was assigned to Protaspis by Denison (1970); to Pteraspididae by Blieck (1984) and Dineley and Metcalfe (1999); and to Pteraspidoidei by Randle and Sansom (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Protaspis (Europrotaspis) White pp. 268 - 270
1970Protaspis (Europrotaspis) Denison pp. 17 - 18
1984Europrotaspis Blieck p. 105
1999Europrotaspis Dineley and Metcalfe
2017Europrotaspis Randle and Sansom p. 597

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
genusProtaspis
subgenusEuroprotaspisWhite 1961

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.

Subg. †Protaspis (Europrotaspis) White 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available