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Cephalaspis rostratus

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes

Taxonomy
Cephalaspis rostratus was named by Agassiz (1835).

It was recombined as Pteraspis rostrata by Woodward (1891), Hay (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. acutirostris, C. diensti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Cephalaspis rostratus Agassiz p. 148 figs. pl. ib, figs. 6-7
1837Cephalaspis rostratus Agassiz figs. Pl 1b, figs 6,7
1891Pteraspis rostrata Woodward p. 162 figs. pl. ix. fig. 1
1902Pteraspis rostrata Hay p. 339

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
classPetromyzontida
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
subclassCornuataJanvier 1985
genusCephalaspis
speciesrostratus

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.

†Cephalaspis rostratus Agassiz 1835
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-10-08 12:24:48
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:24:48
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
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