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Weigeltaspidae

Pteraspidomorpha - Traquairaspidiformes - Weigeltaspidae

Taxonomy
Weigeltaspidae was named by Berg (1940).

It was assigned to Traquairaspidiformes by Van Der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Weigeltaspis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Weigeltaspidae Berg
2019Weigeltaspidae Van Der Laan p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderTraquairaspidiformesStensio 1958
familyWeigeltaspidaeBerg 1940
familyWeigeltaspidaeBerg 1940

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. †Weigeltaspidae Berg 1940
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G. †Weigeltaspis Brotzen 1933
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2007-09-27 04:49:26
Modified: 2017-03-09 14:07:44
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.20000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Herefordshire) Weigeltaspis sp. (201736)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (England) Weigeltaspis sp. (26918)