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Zenaspis salweyi

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes - Zenaspididae

Taxonomy
Cephalaspis salweyi was named by Egerton (1857). It is the type species of Zenaspis.

It was recombined as Zenaspis salweyi by Voichyshyn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Cephalaspis salweyi Egerton p. 283 figs. pl. x fig. 1
1891Cephalaspis salweyi Woodward p. 177
2006Zenaspis salweyi Voichyshyn p. 132

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
classPetromyzontida
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
orderZenaspididaStensio 1958
familyZenaspididaeStensio 1958
genusZenaspisLankaster 1869
speciessalweyi(Egerton 1857)

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.

Zenaspis salweyi Egerton 1857
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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: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Zenaspis salweyi (239251)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom Cephalaspis salweyi (238037)
Lochkovian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Ukraine (Ternopil) Zenaspis salweyi (237769)