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Astraspididae

Pteraspidomorpha - Astrapidiformes - Astraspididae

Taxonomy
Astraspididae was named by Eastman (1917).

It was assigned to Heterostraci by Jordan (1963); to Astrapidiformes by Sansom et al. (1997); and to Astraspidiformes by Van Der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Astraspididae Eastman
1963Astraspidae Jordan p. 585
1997Astraspididae Sansom et al. p. 628
2019Astraspididae Van Der Laan p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassAstraspida(Berg 1940)
orderAstrapidiformesBerg 1940
familyAstraspididaeEastman 1917
familyAstraspididaeEastman 1917

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. †Astraspididae Eastman 1917
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G. †Astraspis Walcott 1892
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Astraspis desiderata Walcott 1892
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Invalid names: Astraspis splendens Orvig 1958 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available