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Cephalaspis campbelltonensis

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes

Taxonomy
Cephalaspis campbelltonensis was named by Whiteaves (1881). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Restigouche River [Gaspé Sandstone], which is in an Emsian marine sandstone in Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. acutirostris, C. diensti

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves p. 98
1890Cephalaspis whiteavesi Traquair p. 21
1891Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Woodward p. 190 figs. pl. ix, fig. 5
1902Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Hay p. 341
1966Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Gardiner p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
classPetromyzontida
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
subclassCornuataJanvier 1985
genusCephalaspis
speciescampbelltonensisWhiteaves 1881

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.

†Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves 1881
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Invalid names: Cephalaspis whiteavesi Traquair 1890 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available