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Platyaspis

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Taxonomy
Platyaspis was named by Koenen (1896) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras Sepkoski's reference number: 521]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dinichthyidae by Jordan (1963); and to Arthrodira by Denison (1978) and Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Platyaspis Koenen
1963Platyaspis Jordan p. 588
1978Platyaspis Denison
2002Platyaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
genusPlatyaspisKoenen 1896

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. †Platyaspis Koenen 1896
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Platyaspis tenuis Koenen 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available