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Cephalaspis westolli

Osteostraci

Taxonomy
Cephalaspis westolli was named by Russell (1954). Its type specimen is ROM 1478 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gaspé Wharf [Gaspé Sandstone], which is in the Emsian of sandstone the Battery Point Formation Canada.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Cephalaspis westolli Russell
1954Cephalaspis westolli Russell p. 246 figs. figs. 1, 2, 11
1966Cephalaspis westolli Gardiner p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
classOsteostraci(Lankaster 1868)
subclassCornuataJanvier 1985
genusCephalaspis
specieswestolliRussell 1954

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 westolli Russell 1954
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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

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 westolli (type locality: 161379)