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Cephalaspidiformes

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Osteostraci Gadow p. 4
1902Osteostraci Hay p. 340
1964Osteostraci Obruchev p. 106
1999Osteostraci Dineley and Metcalf p. 11
2002Cephalaspidoformes Sepkoski
2011Cephalaspidiformes Long p. 241
2016Cephalaspidiformes Nelson et al. p. 33

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

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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G. †Sclerodus
G. †Thyestes
G. †Tuvaspis
G. †Tyriaspis
Invalid names: Osteostraci [synonym]
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

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Emsian or 430.50000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden Oeselaspis pustulata, Saaremaaspis mickwitzi, Tremataspis milleri (179989) Oeselaspis pustulata, Saaremaaspis mickwitzi, Tremataspis milleri, Tremataspis schmidti (179988) Saaremaaspis mickwitzi, Tremataspis milleri, Tremataspis schmidti (179987) Tremataspis schmidti (179990)
Rootsikula426.2 - 422.9Estonia Cephalaspidoformes indet. (26922) Oeselaspis pustulata, Saaremaaspis mickwitzi, Tremataspis schmidti (13824) Saaremaaspis mickwitzi, Tremataspis simonsoni, Tremataspis schmidti (13823)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) Thyestes sp. (26917)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Lithuania Cephalaspis sp. (207344)
Pridoli - Helderberg423.0 - 391.9Russian Federation Tannuaspis levenkoi (24785)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia Cephalaspidoformes indet. (26925) Oeselaspis pustulata, Procephalaspis oeselensis, Tremataspis mammillata, Tremataspis milleri, Tremataspis panderi, Tremataspis patteni, Tremataspis rohoni, Tremataspis scalaris (13826)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia (Saaremaa) Oeselaspis pustulata, Procephalaspis oeselensis, Tremataspis mammillata, Tremataspis milleri (195601)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Cephalaspis sp. (26908)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nova Scotia) Cephalaspis sp. (14201) Cephalaspis sp., Cephalaspis novaescotiae (161378)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (England) Benneviaspis salopiensis, Kiaeraspis sp. (90352) Cephalaspis sp. (26918)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Wyoming) Cephalaspis sp. (153534)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine Cephalaspis sp. (26978)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Ukraine Cephalaspis kozlowskii (23447)
Ditton416.0 - 412.3United Kingdom (Herefordshire) Cephalaspis sp. (201736)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Ukraine Cephalaspis bucovinensis (90348)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (New Brunswick) Cephalaspis campbelltonensis, Cephalaspis canadensis, Cephalaspis jexi (161373) Cephalaspis sp., Cephalaspis acadica (161372)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Wyoming) Cephalaspis wyomingense (26176)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Quebec) Cephalaspis dawsoni (161376) Cephalaspis westolli (161379)