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Palaeacanthaspidae

Placodermi - Acanthothoraci - Palaeacanthaspidae

Taxonomy
Palaeacanthaspidae was named by Stensiö (1944).

It was assigned to Acanthothoraci by Denison (1975) and Denison (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Palaeacanthaspidae Stensiö
1975Palaeacanthaspidae Denison p. 23
1978Palaeacanthaspidae Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderAcanthothoraciStensiö 1944
familyPalaeacanthaspidaeStensiö 1944
familyPalaeacanthaspidaeStensiö 1944

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. †Palaeacanthaspidae Stensiö 1944
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G. †Dobrowlania Stensiö 1944
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Dobrowlania podolica Stensio 1944
G. †Kimaspis Mark-Kurik 1973
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Kimaspis tienshanica Mark-Kurik 1973
G. †Kolymaspis Bystrow 1956
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Kolymaspis siberica Bystrow 1956
G. †Kosoraspis Gross 1959
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Kosoraspis peckai Gross 1959
G. †Palaeacanthaspis Brotzen 1934
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Palaeacanthaspis vasta Brotzen 1934
G. †Radotina Gross 1950
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Radotina kosorensis Gross 1950
Radotina prima Barrande 1872
Radotina tessellata Gross 1958
G. †Romundina Orvig 1975
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Romundina stellina Orvig 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Emsian or 419.20000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic Kosoraspis peckai (231818)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Japan Romundina sp. (133438)