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Cephalaspidiformes

Osteostraci - Cephalaspidiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Cephalaspidiformes Berg
2002Cephalaspidoformes Sepkoski
2011Cephalaspidiformes Long p. 241
2016Cephalaspidiformes Nelson et al. p. 33
2019Cephalaspidiformes Van Der Laan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassOsteostracomorphi
classOsteostraci(Lankaster 1868)
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937

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.

Or. †Cephalaspidiformes Berg 1937
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G. †Aachenaspis Egerton 1857
Subor. †Ateleaspidoidei
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Fm. †Ateleaspididae Traquair 1899
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G. †Ateleaspis Traquair 1899
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Ateleaspis robusta Ritchie 1967
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Invalid names: Aceraspis robusta Kiaer 1911 [replaced]
Ateleaspis tessellata Traquair 1899
Invalid names: Aceraspis Kiaer 1911 [synonym]
G. †Hemicyclaspis Lankaster 1870
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Hemicyclaspis murchisoni Lankester 1870
Invalid names: Hemiteleaspis Westoll 1945 [synonym]
G. †Hirella Cossmann 1920
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Hirella denisoni Heintz 1969
Hirella gracilis Heintz 1939
Invalid names: Micraspis Kiaer 1911 [replaced]
Invalid names: Ateleaspidinae Tranqiair 1899 [empty]
Fm. †Kalanaspididae Tinn and Märss 2018
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G. †Kalanaspis Tinn and Märss 2018
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Kalanaspis delectabilis Tinn and Märss 2018
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Fm. †Cephalaspididae Agassiz 1844
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G. †Cephalaspis Agassiz 1835
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Subg. †Cephalaspis (Cwmaspis) White and Toombs 1983
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Cephalaspis (Cwmaspis) billcrofti White and Toombs 1983
Cephalaspis acadica Robertson 1936
Cephalaspis agassizi Stensio 1932
Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves 1881
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Invalid names: Cephalaspis whiteavesi Traquair 1890 [synonym]
Cephalaspis canadensis Robertson 1936
Cephalaspis dawsoni Lankester 1870
Cephalaspis gabrielsei Dineley and Loeffler 1976
Cephalaspis jexi Traquair 1893
Cephalaspis laticeps Traquair 1890
Cephalaspis lewisii Agassiz 1835
Cephalaspis lightbodii Lankester 1870
Cephalaspis lloydii Agassiz 1835
Cephalaspis lyelli Agassiz 1835
Cephalaspis murchisoni Egerton 1857
Cephalaspis novaescotiae Denison 1955
Cephalaspis oeselensis Robertson 1939
Cephalaspis pagei Lankester 1870
Cephalaspis podolica Balabai 1962
Cephalaspis powriei Lankester 1870
Cephalaspis rostratus Agassiz 1835
Cephalaspis scotica White 1963
Cephalaspis westolli Russell 1954
Cephalaspis whitei Stensio 1932
Cephalaspis wyomingensis Bryant 1933
Invalid names: Cephalaspidae Huxley 1861 [synonym]
Fm. †Parameteoraspididae Sansom 2009
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Subfm. †Escuminaspidinae Arsenault and Janvier 1995
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G. †Balticaspis Lyarskaya 1981
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Balticaspis latvica Lyarskaya 1981
G. †Levesquaspis Arsenault and Janvier 1995
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Levesquaspis patteni Arsenault and Janvier 1995
G. †Trewinia Janvier and Newman 2004
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Trewinia magnifica Janvier and Newman 2004
G. †Escuminaspis Traquair 1893
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Escuminaspis laticeps Traquair 1893
Invalid names: Alaspis Orvig 1957 [synonym]
G. †Parameteoraspis Blieck et al. 1987
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Parameteoraspis gigas Janvier 1981
Parameteoraspis oblonga Blieck et al. 1987
Fm. †Superciliaspididae Scott and Wilson 2015
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G. †Dentapelta Scott and Wilson 2015
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Dentapelta loefflerae Scott and Wilson 2015
G. †Glabrapelta Scott and Wilson 2015
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Glabrapelta cristata Scott and Wilson 2015
Glabrapelta minima Scott and Wilson 2015
G. †Superciliaspis Adrain and Wilson 1994
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Superciliaspis gabrielsei Adrain and Wilson 1994
G. †Meelaidaspis Märss et al. 2014
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Meelaidaspis gennadii Märss et al. 2014
G. †Ohesaareaspis Märss et al. 2014
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Ohesaareaspis ponticulata Märss et al. 2014
Subor. †Scolenaspidoidei Afanassieva 1991
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Fm. †Scolenaspididae Afanassieva 1991
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G. †Scolenaspis Jarvik 1954
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Scolenaspis signata Wängsjö 1952
G. †Ukrainaspis Sansom 2009
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Invalid names: Heraspis Afanassieva 1991 [replaced]
G. †Zychaspis Janvier 1985
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Zychaspis bucovinensis Voichyshyn 2011
Zychaspis concinna Voichyshyn 2001
Zychaspis elegans Balabai 1962
Zychaspis granulata Voichyshyn 2011
Zychaspis siemiradzkii Janvier 1985
Fm. †Zenaspididae Stensio 1958
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G. †Diademaspis Janvier 1985
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Diademaspis jarviki Wangsjo 1952
Diademaspis mackenziensis Adrain and Wilson 1994
Diademaspis poplinae Janvier 1985
Diademaspis stensioiei Afanassieva 1989
G. †Machairaspis Janvier 1985
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Machairaspis battaili Janvier 1985
Machairaspis ibex Wängsjö 1952
Machairaspis isachseni Janvier 1985
Machairaspis serrata Scott and Wilson 2013
G. †Stensiopelta Denison 1951
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Stensiopelta pustulata Janvier 1985
Stensiopelta woodwardi Denison 1951
G. †Tegaspis Wängsjö 1952
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Tegaspis kolleri Wängsjö 1952
Tegaspis waengsjoei Belles-Isles and Janvier 1984
G. †Zenaspis Lankaster 1869
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Zenaspis dzieduszyckii Voichyshyn 2006
Zenaspis kasymyri Voichyshyn 2011
Zenaspis salweyi Egerton 1857
G. †Tuvaspis Obruchev 1956
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Tuvaspis margaritae Obruchev 1956
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: base of the Raikkula to the top of the Frasnian or 440.80000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (91 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Raikkula440.8 - 438.8Estonia (Jõgeva) Kalanaspis delectabilis (206508)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Ateleaspis tesselata (188542)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6United Kingdom (South Lanarkshire) Ateleaspis tesselata (195126)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6United Kingdom Ateleaspis tessellata (238429)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Hemiteleaspis heintzi (26907)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Ateleaspis sp. (26906)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden Meelaidaspis gennadii (179988 179989)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Estonia Cephalaspidoformes indet. (26922)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Norway Ateleaspis robusta (26928) Hirella gracilis, Ateleaspis robusta (14308) Hirella sp., Ateleaspis robusta (26927)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Estonia (Saaremaa Island) Meelaidaspis gennadii (237766)
Paadla426.7 - 423.0Estonia Cephalaspidoformes indet. (26925)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Ateleaspis tesselata (26896)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Lithuania Cephalaspis sp. (207344)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (Nunavut) Hemicyclaspis murchisoni (90324)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Norway Ateleaspis sp., Hirella denisoni (239059)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom Cephalaspis sp., Hemicyclaspis murchisoni (239127) Hemicyclaspis murchisoni (238359)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) Hemicyclaspis murchisoni (26915 26917)
Pridoli - Helderbergian422.7 - 393.47Russian Federation Tuvaspis margaritae (24785)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Estonia (Saare) Ohesaareaspis ponticulata (193837)
Early/Lower Lochkovian419.62 - 416.8United Kingdom Cephalaspidae indet. (238794 238795) Cephalaspis sp., Scolenaspis sp. (238749) Cephalaspis sp., Stensiopelta woodwardi (238750) Cwmaspis billcrofti, Stensiopelta woodwardi (238751)
Gedinnine419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Tegaspis waengsjoei (236745)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Cephalaspis sp. (26978) Diademaspis sp., Stensiopelta pustulata, Zychaspis siemiradzkii (239217 239250) Diademaspis sp., Zenaspis dzieduszyckii (236555) Heraspis kozlowskii (239230) Stensiopelta sp., Tegaspis waengsjoei (239231) Tegaspis sp., Stensiopelta sp., Zychaspis concinna, Zychaspis siemiradzkii (239253) Ukrainaspis kozlowskii (239228 239229) Ukrainaspis kozlowskii, Diademaspis sp., Machairaspis sp., Zenaspis salweyi, Zenaspis dzieduszyckii, Zenaspis podolica, Stensiopelta pustulata, Zenaspis kasymyri, Zychaspis concinna, Zychaspis siemiradzkii (239251) Zenaspis dzieduszyckii (236556) Zenaspis podolica (239221)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom Cephalaspis salweyi, Cephalaspis agassizi (238037) Stensiopelta woodwardi (239007)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Northwest Territories) Glabrapelta cristata, Glabrapelta minima, Dentapelta loefflerae, Superciliaspis gabrielsei, Diademaspis mackenziensis, Machairaspis serrata (237813)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Herefordshire) Cephalaspis sp. (201736)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Norway Cephalaspis sp. (237815 237817 237823) Cephalaspis sp., Machairaspis sp. (237814 237816 237818) Cephalaspis sp., Machairaspis sp., Machairaspis ibex (237822) Tegaspis kolleri (237821) Tegaspis sp., Cephalaspis sp., Zenaspis sp., Scolenaspis sp., Parameteoraspis sp. (237826)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Wyoming) Cephalaspis sp. (153534)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavut) Cephalaspis sp. (90322 238034 238128) Hemicyclaspis murchisoni (237784)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Scotland) Cephalaspis sp. (26908 155918)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nova Scotia) Cephalaspis sp. (14201) Cephalaspis sp., Cephalaspis novaescotiae (161378)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Svalbard and Jan Mayen Parameteoraspis gigas (239912 239913) Parameteoraspis oblonga (238705) Scolenaspis signata (238410 238869)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (England) Cephalaspis sp. (26918)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Ukraine Cephalaspis kozlowskii (23447) Stensiopelta sp. (239241)
Lochkovian - Early/Lower Emsian419.62 - 399.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Cephalaspis sp., Cephalaspis gabrielsei (237829)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47United Kingdom Cephalaspis lyelli (238045 238872)
Lochkovian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Ukraine (Ternopil) Ukrainaspis kozlowskii, Diademaspis sp., Zenaspis salweyi, Stensiopelta pustulata, Zychaspis granulata, Zychaspis siemiradzkii (237769)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Ukraine Cephalaspis bucovinensis (90348) Stensiopelta pustulata, Zychaspis siemiradzkii (239249) Zenaspis podolica, Stensiopelta pustulata, Zychaspis elegans (239247)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62United Kingdom Cephalaspis scotica (238871) Cephalaspis whitei, Cephalaspis agassizi (238870)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Svalbard and Jan Mayen Diademaspis jarviki, Machairaspis isachseni (237851) Machairaspis battaili (238499)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Quebec) Cephalaspis dawsoni (161376) Cephalaspis westolli (161379)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Wyoming) Cephalaspis wyomingense (26176)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (New Brunswick) Cephalaspis canadensis, Cephalaspis jexi (161373) Cephalaspis sp. (161372)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Latvia Balticaspis latvica (226510)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom Trewinia magnifica (238517)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) Alaspis rosamundae, Levesquaspis patteni, Escuminaspis laticeps (179176)