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Doryaspidae Randle & Sansom 2017, superfam. nov.

Description

Superfamily Doryaspidae superfam. nov.

Diagnosis. Pteraspidiformes lacking a dorsal spine, with some members possessing a mid-posterior process (posterior medial peak). Some taxa have reduced the rostral plate and have a dorsally orientated mouth.

Genera included. Xylaspis Perǹegre, 2003, Woodfjordaspis Perǹegre, 2006, Doryaspis White, 1935.

Notes

Published as part of Randle, Emma & Sansom, Robert S., 2017, Exploring phylogenetic relationships of Pteraspidiformes heterostracans (stem-gnathostomes) using continuous and discrete characters, pp. 583-599 in Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15 (7) on page 597, DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2016.1208293, http://zenodo.org/record/10883180

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Doryaspidae
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Pteraspidiformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Randle & Sansom
Taxonomic status
superfam. nov.
Taxon rank
family
Taxonomic concept label
Doryaspidae Randle & Sansom, 2017

References

  • White, E. I. 1935. The ostracoderm Pteraspis Kner and the relationships of the agnathous vertebrates. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 225, 381 - 457.