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Cephalacanthus

Actinopteri - Dactylopteriformes - Cephalacanthidae

Taxonomy
Cephalacanthus was named by Lacépède (1802).

It was assigned to Cephalacanthidae by Ciobanu (1977) and Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
C. trispinosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Cephalacanthus Lacépède
1977Cephalacanthus Ciobanu p. 124
2002Cephalacanthus Jell and Adrain p. 355

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
orderDactylopteriformes
familyCephalacanthidaeBerg 1940
genusCephalacanthusLacépède 1802

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. †Cephalacanthus Lacépède 1802
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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: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania C. trispinosus (113962)