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Galeaspidiformes (disused)

Petromyzontida - Galeaspidiformes

Taxonomy
Galeaspidiformes is an order.

It was assigned to Cephalaspidomorphi by Long (2011) and Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Galeaspidiformes Long p. 241
2016Galeaspidiformes Nelson et al. p. 34

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

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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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available