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Archaeaspididae
Taxonomy
Archaeaspididae was named by Repina (1979). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Redlichiida by Whittington et al. (1997); and to Fallotaspidoidea by Palmer and Repina (1993), Geyer (1996), Lieberman (2002) and Adrain (2011).
It was assigned to Redlichiida by Whittington et al. (1997); and to Fallotaspidoidea by Palmer and Repina (1993), Geyer (1996), Lieberman (2002) and Adrain (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Archaeaspididae Repina p. 20 |
| 1993 | Archaeaspididae Palmer and Repina p. 29 |
| 1996 | Archaeaspididae Geyer pp. 193 - 194 |
| 1997 | Archaeaspididae Whittington et al. p. 422 |
| 2002 | Archaeaspididae Lieberman p. 701 |
| 2011 | Archaeaspididae Adrain p. 104 |
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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. †Archaeaspididae Repina 1979
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G. †Archaeaspis Repina 1965
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†Archaeaspis hupei Repina 1965
†Archaeaspis macropleuron Lieberman 2002
†Archaeaspis nelsoni Lieberman 2002
G. †Fritzaspis Hollingsworth 2007
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†Fritzaspis generalis Hollingsworth 2007
†Fritzaspis ovalis Hollingsworth 2007
G. †Geraldinella
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| A. R. Palmer and L. N. Repina 1993 | Fallotaspidoidea with anterior part of L4 anterior to line tangent to anterolateral margin of ocular lobe. Parafrontal band usually present, continuing to or nearly to anterior end of L4. Width of interocular area approximately same as extraocular area. Genal spines usually present. |