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Glyptaspis

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Taxonomy
Glyptaspis was named by Newberry (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-u Sepkoski's reference number: 521]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Macropetalichthyidae by Hay (1902); to Coccosteidae by Jordan (1963); and to Arthrodira by Denison (1978) and Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Glyptaspis Newberry
1902Glyptaspis Hay p. 349
1963Glyptaspis Jordan p. 588
1978Glyptaspis Denison
2002Glyptaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
genusGlyptaspisNewberry 1890

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. †Glyptaspis Newberry 1890
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Glyptaspis verrucosa Newberry 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available