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Cephalaspidoidei

Osteostraci - Cephalaspidiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Cephalaspidoidei van der Laan p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassOsteostracomorphi
classOsteostraci(Lankaster 1868)
orderCephalaspidiformesBerg 1937
suborderCephalaspidoidei
suborderCephalaspidoidei

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.

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Fm. †Cephalaspididae Agassiz 1844
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G. †Cephalaspis Agassiz 1835
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Subg. †Cephalaspis (Cwmaspis) White and Toombs 1983
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Cephalaspis (Cwmaspis) billcrofti White and Toombs 1983
Cephalaspis acadica Robertson 1936
Cephalaspis agassizi Stensio 1932
Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves 1881
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Invalid names: Cephalaspis whiteavesi Traquair 1890 [synonym]
Cephalaspis canadensis Robertson 1936
Cephalaspis dawsoni Lankester 1870
Cephalaspis gabrielsei Dineley and Loeffler 1976
Cephalaspis jexi Traquair 1893
Cephalaspis laticeps Traquair 1890
Cephalaspis lewisii Agassiz 1835
Cephalaspis lightbodii Lankester 1870
Cephalaspis lloydii Agassiz 1835
Cephalaspis lyelli Agassiz 1835
Cephalaspis murchisoni Egerton 1857
Cephalaspis novaescotiae Denison 1955
Cephalaspis oeselensis Robertson 1939
Cephalaspis pagei Lankester 1870
Cephalaspis podolica Balabai 1962
Cephalaspis powriei Lankester 1870
Cephalaspis rostratus Agassiz 1835
Cephalaspis scotica White 1963
Cephalaspis westolli Russell 1954
Cephalaspis whitei Stensio 1932
Cephalaspis wyomingensis Bryant 1933
Invalid names: Cephalaspidae Huxley 1861 [synonym]
Fm. †Parameteoraspididae Sansom 2009
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Subfm. †Escuminaspidinae Arsenault and Janvier 1995
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G. †Balticaspis Lyarskaya 1981
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Balticaspis latvica Lyarskaya 1981
G. †Levesquaspis Arsenault and Janvier 1995
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Levesquaspis patteni Arsenault and Janvier 1995
G. †Trewinia Janvier and Newman 2004
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Trewinia magnifica Janvier and Newman 2004
G. †Escuminaspis Traquair 1893
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Escuminaspis laticeps Traquair 1893
Invalid names: Alaspis Orvig 1957 [synonym]
G. †Parameteoraspis Blieck et al. 1987
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Parameteoraspis gigas Janvier 1981
Parameteoraspis oblonga Blieck et al. 1987
Fm. †Superciliaspididae Scott and Wilson 2015
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G. †Dentapelta Scott and Wilson 2015
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Dentapelta loefflerae Scott and Wilson 2015
G. †Glabrapelta Scott and Wilson 2015
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Glabrapelta cristata Scott and Wilson 2015
Glabrapelta minima Scott and Wilson 2015
G. †Superciliaspis Adrain and Wilson 1994
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Superciliaspis gabrielsei Adrain and Wilson 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Frasnian or 422.70000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom Cephalaspis sp. (239127)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Lithuania Cephalaspis sp. (207344)
Early/Lower Lochkovian419.62 - 416.8United Kingdom Cephalaspidae indet. (238794 238795) Cephalaspis sp. (238749 238750) Cwmaspis billcrofti (238751)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Northwest Territories) Glabrapelta cristata, Glabrapelta minima, Dentapelta loefflerae, Superciliaspis gabrielsei (237813)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Wyoming) Cephalaspis sp. (153534)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Norway Cephalaspis sp. (237814 237815 237816 237817 237818 237822 237823) Cephalaspis sp., Parameteoraspis sp. (237826)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nova Scotia) Cephalaspis sp. (14201) Cephalaspis sp., Cephalaspis novaescotiae (161378)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Svalbard and Jan Mayen Parameteoraspis gigas (239912 239913) Parameteoraspis oblonga (238705)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom Cephalaspis agassizi (238037)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (England) Cephalaspis sp. (26918)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Cephalaspis sp. (26978) Zenaspis podolica (239221 239251)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Scotland) Cephalaspis sp. (26908 155918)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Herefordshire) Cephalaspis sp. (201736)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavut) Cephalaspis sp. (90322 238034 238128)
Lochkovian - Early/Lower Emsian419.62 - 399.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Cephalaspis sp., Cephalaspis gabrielsei (237829)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47United Kingdom Cephalaspis lyelli (238045 238872)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62United Kingdom Cephalaspis scotica (238871) Cephalaspis whitei, Cephalaspis agassizi (238870)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Ukraine Zenaspis podolica (239247)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (New Brunswick) Cephalaspis canadensis, Cephalaspis jexi (161373) Cephalaspis sp. (161372)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Quebec) Cephalaspis dawsoni (161376) Cephalaspis westolli (161379)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Wyoming) Cephalaspis wyomingense (26176)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Latvia Balticaspis latvica (226510)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom Trewinia magnifica (238517)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) Alaspis rosamundae, Levesquaspis patteni, Escuminaspis laticeps (179176)