Osteostraci - Cephalaspidiformes - Cephalaspididae
Alternative combination: Cephalaspis lyellii
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (5me livraison) 85-200
Belongs to Cephalaspis according to O. P. Hay 1902
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1837 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Cephalaspis (Cwmaspis), Cephalaspis acadica, Cephalaspis agassizi, Cephalaspis campbelltonensis, Cephalaspis canadensis, Cephalaspis dawsoni, Cephalaspis gabrielsei, Cephalaspis jexi, Cephalaspis laticeps, Cephalaspis lewisii, Cephalaspis lightbodii, Cephalaspis lloydii, Cephalaspis murchisoni, Cephalaspis novaescotiae, Cephalaspis oeselensis, Cephalaspis pagei, Cephalaspis podolica, Cephalaspis powriei, Cephalaspis rostratus, Cephalaspis scotica, Cephalaspis westolli, Cephalaspis whitei, Cephalaspis wyomingensis
Type specimen: BMNH 20087, a partial skeleton
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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