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Pelaspis

Pteraspidomorphes

Taxonomy
Pelaspis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pteraspidomorphes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Pelaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
orderPteraspidomorphes
genusPelaspis

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. †Pelaspis
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available