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Protaspidae

Pteraspidomorpha - Protaspidae

Taxonomy
Protaspidae was named by Bryant (1933).

It was assigned to Heterostraci by Bryant (1933).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Protaspidae Bryant p. 287

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
familyProtaspidae
familyProtaspidae

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. †Protaspidae Bryant 1933
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G. †Eucyrtaspis White and Moy-Thomas 1940
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Invalid names: Cyrtaspis Bryant 1932 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2007-09-27 04:49:26
Modified: 2017-03-09 14:07:44
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available