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Arandaspis prionotolepis

Pteraspidomorpha - Arandaspididae

Taxonomy
Arandaspis prionotolepis was named by Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977). Its type specimen is CPC13202a-c, a dermal scale, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mt Watt [Stairway Sandstone], which is in an Arenig marine horizon in the Stairway Sandstone Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Arandaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Arandaspis prionotolepis Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson p. 367 figs. fig. 9
1997Arandaspis prionotolepis Young p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassArandaspidaRitchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
familyArandaspididae
genusArandaspis
speciesprionotolepis

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.

†Arandaspis prionotolepis Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Diagnosis
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