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Cephalaspis lyelli

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes

Taxonomy
Cephalaspis lyellii was named by Agassiz (1835). Its type specimen is BMNH 20087, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Cephalaspis lyelli by Woodward (1891), Hay (1902).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Cephalaspis lyellii Agassiz p. 142
1837Cephalaspis lyellii Agassiz figs. Pl 1a, figs 1-5; pl 1b, figs 1-5
1891Cephalaspis lyelli Woodward p. 177 fig. 21
1902Cephalaspis lyelli Hay p. 341

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

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 lyelli 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

Age range: Early/Lower Devonian or 419.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47United Kingdom Cephalaspis lyelli (238045 238872)