Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes - Cephalaspidae
Alternative combination: Pteraspis rostratus
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (5me livraison) 85-200
Belongs to Cephalaspis according to L. Agassiz 1837
See also Agassiz 1835, Hay 1902 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Cephalaspis acadica, Cephalaspis campbelltonensis, Cephalaspis canadensis, Cephalaspis dawsoni, Cephalaspis jexi, Cephalaspis laticeps, Cephalaspis lewisii, Cephalaspis lightbodii, Cephalaspis lloydii, Cephalaspis lyelli, Cephalaspis murchisoni, Cephalaspis novaescotiae, Cephalaspis pagei, Cephalaspis powriei, Cephalaspis salweyi, Cephalaspis westolli, Cephalaspis wyomingensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cephalaspis rostratus in the database
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