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Pteraspidomorphi ✝
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| Rank | superclass (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Pteraspidomorphi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | jawless fish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 321 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 474 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Chordata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite (based on Craniata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Dineley and S. Metcalf. 1999. Chapter 1. British fossil fish and amphibian sites. Fossil Fishes of Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pteraspidomorpha ✝ class | listed (PBDB) | 258 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Arandaspidida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Furcacudiformes ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pteraspidida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pteraspidomorphes ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 443 Ma Silurian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Aserotaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coscinodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dipnoides ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Gompholepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Gyropeltus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Neeyambaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Palaeospondylus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Palaeosteus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pituriaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Rabdacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Sigurdia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Superciliaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tylodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 423 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Cardipeltida ✝ unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Corvaspidida ✝ unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lepidaspidida ✝ unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tesseraspidida ✝ unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tolypelepidida ✝ unranked clade | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1909 | Pteraspidomorphi Goodrich |
| 1932 | Pteraspidomorphi Bryant p. 231 |
| 1977 | Diplorhina Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson p. 367 |
| 1997 | Pteraspidomorphi Young p. 4 |
| 1999 | Pteraspidomorphi Dineley and Metcalf p. 11 |
| 2002 | Pteraspidomorphi Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Pteraspidomorphi Kiessling |
| 2009 | Pteraspidomorphi Young p. 80 |
| 2011 | Pteraspidomorphi Long p. 241 |
| 2019 | Pteraspidomorphi Van Der Laan p. 15 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
