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Atelaspidiformes

Petromyzontida - Atelaspidiformes

Taxonomy
Atelaspidiformes is an order.

It was assigned to Cephalaspidomorphi by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Atelaspidiformes Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
classPetromyzontida
orderAtelaspidiformes
orderAtelaspidiformes

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.

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G. †Atelaspis
G. †Witaaspis
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-10-08 12:24:48
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:24:48
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Paadla or 423.00000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rootsikula426.2 - 422.9Estonia Witaaspis schrenckii (13823 13824)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Nunavut) Hemicyclaspis murchisoni (90324)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) Hemicyclaspis sp. (26915 26917)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia Witaaspis schrenckii (13826)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia (Saaremaa) Witaaspis schrenkii (195601)