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Cyathaspidiformes

Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspidiformes

Taxonomy
Cyathaspidiformes was named by Kaier (1930). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the order Cyathaspidiformes by Elliott (2016), Nelson et al. (2016) and Van Der Laan (2019).

It was assigned to Pteraspidomorphi by Long (2011); and to Heterostraci by Elliott (2016), Nelson et al. (2016) and Van Der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Cyathaspidiformes Kaier
2011Cyathaspidiformes Long p. 241
2016Cyathaspidiformes Elliott p. 1213
2016Cyathaspidiformes Nelson et al. p. 28
2019Cyathaspidiformes Van Der Laan p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderCyathaspidiformes(Kaier 1930)
orderCyathaspidiformes(Kaier 1930)

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.

Or. †Cyathaspidiformes Kaier 1930
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Subor. †Cyathaspidoidei
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Fm. †Dictyaspidellidae Fowler 1947
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G. †Dictyaspidella Strand 1934
Fm. †Dictyonaspidae Berg 1940
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G. †Dictyaspis Kiaer 1932
Fm. †Dinaspidellidae Strand 1934
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Fm. †Torpedaspididae Halstead 1993
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G. †Torpedaspis Broad and Dineley 1973
Invalid names: Americaspidae Fowler 1947 [empty], Irregularaspidae Kiaer and Heinz 1935 [empty]
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Fm. †Eglonaspididae Tarlo 1962
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Fm. †Hibernaspididae Obruchev 1939
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G. †Hibernaspis Obruchev 1939
Invalid names: Aphataspididae Novitskaya 1971 [empty]
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Fm. †Siberiaspididae Novitskaya 1968
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Fm. †Tuxeraspididae Novitskaya 1968
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G. †Tuxeraspis Novitskaya 1971
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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Norway Dinaspidella sp. (26929)