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Cornuata

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes

Taxonomy
Cornuata was named by Janvier (1985).

It was assigned to Osteostraci by Janvier (1985).

Subtaxa
Cephalaspidiens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Cornuata Janvier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
classPetromyzontida
orderCephalaspidiformes
subclassCornuataJanvier 1985
subclassCornuataJanvier 1985

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.

Subcl. †Cornuata Janvier 1985
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Unr. †Cephalaspidiens Janvier 1985
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Fm. †Cephalaspidae Huxley 1861
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G. †Cephalaspis Agassiz 1835
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†Cephalaspis acadica Robertson 1936
†Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves 1881
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Invalid names: Cephalaspis whiteavesi Traquair 1890 [synonym]
†Cephalaspis canadensis Robertson 1936
†Cephalaspis dawsoni Lankester 1870
†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 pagei Lankester 1870
†Cephalaspis powriei Lankester 1870
†Cephalaspis rostratus Agassiz 1835
†Cephalaspis salweyi Egerton 1857
†Cephalaspis westolli Russell 1954
†Cephalaspis wyomingensis Bryant 1933
G. †Didymaspis Lankester 1867
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†Didymaspis grindrodi Lankester 1867
G. †Eukeraspis Lankester 1870
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†Eukeraspis pustulifera Agassiz 1839
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 Pridoli to the top of the Emsian or 423.00000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Lithuania Cephalaspis sp. (207344)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Cephalaspis sp. (26908)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (England) Cephalaspis sp. (26918)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Herefordshire) Cephalaspis sp. (201736)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nova Scotia) Cephalaspis sp. (14201) Cephalaspis sp., Cephalaspis novaescotiae (161378)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine Cephalaspis sp. (26978)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Wyoming) Cephalaspis sp. (153534)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Wyoming) Cephalaspis wyomingense (26176)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (New Brunswick) Cephalaspis campbelltonensis, Cephalaspis canadensis, Cephalaspis jexi (161373) Cephalaspis sp., Cephalaspis acadica (161372)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Quebec) Cephalaspis dawsoni (161376) Cephalaspis westolli (161379)