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Cephalaspis novaescotiae

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes

Taxonomy
Cephalaspis novaescotiae was named by Denison (1955). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is McArras Brook Rd, Arisaig, which is in a Lochkovian coastal sandstone/shale in the Knoydart Formation of Canada.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Cephalaspis novaescotiae Denison p. 454 figs. figs. 111, 112
1966Cephalaspis novaescotiae Gardiner p. 15

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

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 novaescotiae Denison 1955
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nova Scotia) Cephalaspis novaescotiae (type locality: 161378)