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Pteraspidomorphes ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Pteraspidomorphi : Pteraspidomorphes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 393 - 388 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Chordata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite (based on Craniata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Alainaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Allocryptaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Anatolepsis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Archegonaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 427 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
Archodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Asketaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Aspidosteus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Athenaegis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
Clydonaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Corveolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Dyreaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Empedaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ennosviaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Grumantaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gunaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Homaspidella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Irregulariaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Karelosteus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Kiangsuaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
Liliaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Listraspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nahanniaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Obliaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Palaeodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pelaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pilolepsis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
Pionaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Poriferaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Psephaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pycnaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Sanidaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Schizosteus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Seretaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Steinaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Strophisterus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Tareyaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Ulititaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Yoglinia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Pteraspidomorphes Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
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!