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Cyathaspis banksi

Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspidiformes - Cyathaspididae

Taxonomy
Pteraspis banksi was named by Huxley and Salter (1856). It is the type species of Cyathaspis.

It was recombined as Cyathaspis banksi by Woodward (1891), Hay (1902), Kiaer (1932).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Pteraspis banksi Huxley and Salter p. 100
1891Cyathaspis banksi Woodward p. 170 figs. pl. ix, fig 3
1902Cyathaspis banksi Hay p. 340
1932Cyathaspis banksi Kiaer p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderCyathaspidiformes(Kaier 1930)
familyCyathaspididae()
genusCyathaspisLankester 1865
speciesbanksi(Huxley and Salter 1856)

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.

†Cyathaspis banksi Huxley and Salter 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ludfordian or 425.00000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom Cyathaspis banksi (182239)