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Pteraspididae

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Pteraspididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Pteraspididae Claypole
1891Pteraspididae Woodward p. 158
1902Pteraspidae Hay p. 339
1932Pteraspidae Bryant p. 231
1963Pteraspidae Jordan p. 585
1984Pteraspididae Blieck p. 105
1996Pteraspididae Elliott and Ilyes p. 153
2002Pteraspididae Blieck et al. p. 812
2005Pteraspididae Dumbrava and Blieck p. 165
2016Pteraspididae Nelson et al. p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
familyPteraspididaeClaypole 1885
familyPteraspididaeClaypole 1885

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. †Pteraspididae Claypole 1885
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G. †Archaeoteuthis Roemer 1855
G. †Chiastolepis Eichwald 1844
G. †Glossoidaspis Branson and Mehl 1931
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Glossoidaspis giganteus Branson and Mehl 1931
G. †Holaspis Lankester 1873
G. †Mylopteraspis Stensiu 1958
G. †Palaeoteuthis Roemer 1855
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Palaeoteuthis marginalis Eichwald 1871
G. †Scaphaspis Lankester 1865
G. †Sphagodus Agassiz 1839
Invalid names: Doryaspidinae Heintz 1967 [empty], Pteraspidinae Claypole 1885 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available