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Protaspis cingulus

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes

Taxonomy
Protaspis cingulus was named by Bryant (1933). Its type specimen is PU 13563, a partial skeleton (The mould of a ventral shield in yellow limestone), and it is a mold.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Protaspis cingulus Bryant p. 303 figs. Pl. XIII, Fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
genusProtaspis
speciescingulus

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Protaspis cingulus Bryant 1933
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Diagnosis
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