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Cometicercus

Taxonomy
Cometicercus was named by Wilson and Caldwell (1998) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Furcacudiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Cometicercus Wilson and Caldwell
2002Cometicercus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
genusCometicercus

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.

G. †Cometicercus Wilson and Caldwell 1998
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Cometicercus talimaaae Wilson and Caldwell 1998
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: 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 (Northwest Territories) C. talimaaae (237813)