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Cephalaspis dawsoni

Osteostraci - Cephalaspidiformes - Cephalaspididae

Taxonomy
Cephalaspis dawsoni was named by Lankester (1870). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North side of Gaspé Bay [Gaspé Sandstone], which is in the Emsian of sandstone Canada.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Cephalaspis dawsoni Lankester p. 397
1891Cephalaspis dawsoni Woodward p. 192 fig. 26
1902Cephalaspis dawsoni Hay p. 341
1966Cephalaspis dawsoni Gardiner p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassOsteostracomorphi
RankNameAuthor
classOsteostraci(Lankaster 1868)
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
suborderCephalaspidoidei
familyCephalaspididaeAgassiz 1844
genusCephalaspis
speciesdawsoniLankester 1870

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 dawsoni Lankester 1870
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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: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Quebec) Cephalaspis dawsoni (type locality: 161376)