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Protaspis (Protaspis) bucheri
Taxonomy
Pteraspis bucheri was named by Bryant (1932). Its type specimen is PU 13480, a partial skeleton (impression in yellow limestone of the dorsal and ventral shields of a fish, together with the dorsal spine and a few detached scales), and it is an impression.
It was recombined as Protaspis bucheri by Bryant (1933); it was recombined as Protaspis (Protaspis) bucheri by Denison (1970).
It was recombined as Protaspis bucheri by Bryant (1933); it was recombined as Protaspis (Protaspis) bucheri by Denison (1970).
Synonymy list
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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.
†Protaspis (Protaspis) bucheri Bryant 1932
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. H. Denison 1970 | Rostrum short (RL/TL= 0.11-0.19) • and broadly rounded anteriorly. Ornamentation coarse with 4.5 to 6.5 ridges per millimeter. |
Measurements
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| Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| Reference: Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available