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Cyathaspis

Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspidiformes - Cyathaspididae

Taxonomy
Cyathaspis is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Pteraspis banksi. It is the type genus of Cyathaspidae, Cyathaspidei.

It was assigned to Pteraspididae by Woodward (1891); to Pteraspidae by Hay (1902), Jordan (1963); to Pteraspidomorphes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyathaspidae by Kiaer (1932), Van Der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Cyathaspis Woodward p. 170
1902Cyathaspis Hay p. 340
1932Cyathaspis Kiaer p. 21 figs. Pl. VIII, 1 & 2
1963Cyathaspis Jordan p. 585
2002Cyathaspis Sepkoski
2019Cyathaspis Van Der Laan p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderCyathaspidiformes(Kaier 1930)
familyCyathaspididae()
genusCyathaspis

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.

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†Cyathaspis acadica Matthew 1886
†Cyathaspis banksi Huxley and Salter 1856
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: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Pridoli or 425.00000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Canada (Nunavut) C. sp. (26882)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom C. banksi (182239)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (New Brunswick) C. acadica (161317 161318)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (26914)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (237845)