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Cephalaspididae

Osteostraci - Cephalaspidiformes - Cephalaspididae

Taxonomy
Cephalaspididae was named by Agassiz (1844). Its type is Cephalaspis.

It was assigned to Cephalaspidoidei by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Cephalaspis (type genus), Eukeraspis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Cephalaspididae Agassiz
1861Cephalaspidae Huxley p. 37
1902Cephalaspidae Hay p. 340
1933Cephalaspidae Bryant p. 312
1966Cephalaspidae Gardiner p. 13
1971Cephalaspidae Moy-Thomas and Mile
1985Cephalaspidae Janvier
2019Cephalaspididae van der Laan p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassOsteostracomorphi
classOsteostraci(Lankaster 1868)
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
suborderCephalaspidoidei
familyCephalaspididaeAgassiz 1844
familyCephalaspididaeAgassiz 1844

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.

Fm. †Cephalaspididae Agassiz 1844
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G. †Cephalaspis Agassiz 1835
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Subg. †Cephalaspis (Cwmaspis) White and Toombs 1983
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Cephalaspis (Cwmaspis) billcrofti White and Toombs 1983
Cephalaspis acadica Robertson 1936
Cephalaspis agassizi Stensio 1932
Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves 1881
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Invalid names: Cephalaspis whiteavesi Traquair 1890 [synonym]
Cephalaspis canadensis Robertson 1936
Cephalaspis dawsoni Lankester 1870
Cephalaspis gabrielsei Dineley and Loeffler 1976
Cephalaspis jexi Traquair 1893
Cephalaspis laticeps Traquair 1890
Cephalaspis lewisii Agassiz 1835
Cephalaspis lightbodii Lankester 1870
Cephalaspis lloydii Agassiz 1835
Cephalaspis lyelli Agassiz 1835
Cephalaspis murchisoni Egerton 1857
Cephalaspis novaescotiae Denison 1955
Cephalaspis oeselensis Robertson 1939
Cephalaspis pagei Lankester 1870
Cephalaspis podolica Balabai 1962
Cephalaspis powriei Lankester 1870
Cephalaspis rostratus Agassiz 1835
Cephalaspis scotica White 1963
Cephalaspis westolli Russell 1954
Cephalaspis whitei Stensio 1932
Cephalaspis wyomingensis Bryant 1933
Invalid names: Cephalaspidae Huxley 1861 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available