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Tolypaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Tolypaspidae

Taxonomy
Tolypaspis was named by Schmidt (1893). Its type is Tolypaspis undulata. It is the type genus of Tolypaspidae.

It was assigned to Pteraspidae by Jordan (1963); and to Tolypaspidae by Kiaer (1932) and Van Der Laan (2019).

Species
T. undulata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Tolypaspis Schmidt p. 462
1932Tolypaspis Kiaer p. 25 figs. Plate X
1963Tolypaspis Jordan p. 585
2019Tolypaspis Van Der Laan p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
suborderCyathaspida
Cyathaspidei
familyTolypaspidae
genusTolypaspisSchmidt 1893

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. †Tolypaspis Schmidt 1893
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Tolypaspis undulata Pander 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available