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Cephalaspis acadica

Osteostraci - Cephalaspidiformes - Cephalaspididae

Taxonomy
Cephalaspis acadica was named by Robertson (1936). Its type specimen is Patten Coll. 10082 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Campbellton [Gaspé Sandstone], which is in the Emsian of sandstone Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Cephalaspis acadica Robertson p. 293 figs. fig. 4c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassOsteostracomorphi
RankNameAuthor
classOsteostraci(Lankaster 1868)
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
suborderCephalaspidoidei
familyCephalaspididaeAgassiz 1844
genusCephalaspis
speciesacadicaRobertson 1936

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 acadica Robertson 1936
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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