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Cosmacanthus priscus

Placodermi

Taxonomy
Nemacanthus priscus was named by Mcoy (1848).

It was recombined as Cosmacanthus priscus by Woodward (1891).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Nemacanthus priscus Mcoy p. 120
1891Cosmacanthus priscus Woodward p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
genusCosmacanthusAgassiz 1845
speciespriscus(Mcoy 1848)

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.

†Cosmacanthus priscus Mcoy 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Mississippian or 358.86000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Nemacanthus priscus (137333)