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Chasmataspididae

Chasmataspidida - Chasmataspididae

Taxonomy
Chasmataspididae was named by Caster and Brooks (1956). It is not extant. Its type is Chasmataspis. It is the type family of Chasmataspidacea.

It was assigned to Chasmataspidacea by Bergström (1975); and to Chasmataspidida by Dunlop et al. (2003) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Chasmataspis (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Chasmataspididae Caster and Brooks
1975Chasmataspididae Bergström p. 303
2003Chasmataspididae Dunlop et al. p. 222
2020Chasmataspididae Dunlop et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
orderChasmataspididaCaster and Brooks 1956
familyChasmataspididaeCaster and Brooks 1956
familyChasmataspididaeCaster and Brooks 1956

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. †Chasmataspididae Caster and Brooks 1956
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G. †Chasmataspis Caster and Brooks 1956
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Chasmataspis laurencii Caster and Brooks 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Llanvirn or 468.00000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4USA (Tennessee) Chasmataspis laurencii (37450)