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Cephaloxenus

Actinopteri - Peltopleuriformes - Peltopleuridae

Taxonomy
Cephaloxenus was named by Brough (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1038,1066]. Its type is Cephaloxenus macropterus.

It was assigned to Peltopleuridae by Bürgin (1992); and to Cephaloxeniformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Cephaloxenus Brough p. 19
1992Cephaloxenus Bürgin p. 139
2002Cephaloxenus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPeltopleuriformes
familyPeltopleuridae
genusCephaloxenus

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. †Cephaloxenus Brough 1939
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Cephaloxenus macropterus Brough 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Switzerland C. macropterus (122058)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy C. sp., C. macropterus (122150) C. sqamiserratus (122061)