Osteostraci - Cephalaspidiformes - Cephalaspididae
Belongs to Cephalaspis according to B. G. Gardiner 1966
Sister taxa: Cephalaspis (Cwmaspis), Cephalaspis acadica, Cephalaspis agassizi, Cephalaspis campbelltonensis, Cephalaspis dawsoni, Cephalaspis gabrielsei, Cephalaspis jexi, Cephalaspis laticeps, Cephalaspis lewisii, Cephalaspis lightbodii, Cephalaspis lloydii, Cephalaspis lyelli, Cephalaspis murchisoni, Cephalaspis novaescotiae, Cephalaspis oeselensis, Cephalaspis pagei, Cephalaspis podolica, Cephalaspis powriei, Cephalaspis rostratus, Cephalaspis scotica, Cephalaspis westolli, Cephalaspis whitei, Cephalaspis wyomingensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Restigouche River [Gaspé Sandstone], which is in an Emsian marine sandstone in Canada
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Restigouche River [Gaspé Sandstone]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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