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Americaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Palaeaspidae

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).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Palaeaspis Claypole
1891Palaeaspis Woodward p. 169
1902Palaeaspis Hay p. 340
1932Palaeaspis Kiaer p. 15
1941Americaspis White and Moy-Thomas
1963Palaeaspis Jordan p. 585
2002Americaspis Sepkoski
2005Palaeaspis Dumbrava and Blieck p. 165
2019Americaspis Van Der Laan p. 18
2019Palaeaspis Van Der Laan p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
suborderCyathaspida
Poraspidei
familyPalaeaspidae
genusAmericaspis

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