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Diplaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Diplaspidae

Taxonomy
Diplaspis was named by Matthew (1887). Its type is Diplaspis acadica. It is the type genus of Diplaspidae.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cyathaspis by Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Diplaspidae by Kiaer (1932) and Van Der Laan (2019).

Species
D. acadica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Diplaspis Matthew p. 438
1932Diplaspis Kiaer p. 25
2019Diplaspis Van Der Laan p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
suborderCyathaspida
Cyathaspidei
familyDiplaspidae
genusDiplaspisMatthew 1887

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. †Diplaspis Matthew 1887
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Diplaspis acadica Matthew 1888
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available