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Zhaotongaspididae

Galeaspida - Zhaotongaspididae

Taxonomy
Zhaotongaspididae was named by Wang and Zhu (1994). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Polybranchiaspidida by Zhu and Gai (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Zhaotongaspididae Wang and Zhu
2007Zhaotongaspididae Zhu and Gai p. 164

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
classGaleaspida
superorderPolybranchiaspidida
familyZhaotongaspididaeWang and Zhu 1994
familyZhaotongaspididaeWang and Zhu 1994

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. †Zhaotongaspididae Wang and Zhu 1994
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G. †Wenshanaspis Zhao et al. 2002
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Wenshanaspis zhichangensis Zhao et al. 2002
G. †Zhaotongaspis Wang and Zhu 1994
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Zhaotongaspis janvieri Wang and Zhu 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available