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Cheirolepis canadensis

Cheirolepidiformes - Cheirolepididae

Taxonomy
Cheirolepis canadensis was named by Whiteaves (1881). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shore of River Ristigouche, Miguasha, which is in a Frasnian estuary/bay shale in the Escuminac Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Cheirolepis canadensis Whiteaves p. 161
1891Cheirolepis canadensis Woodward p. 457
1902Cheirolepis canadensis Hay p. 366

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
orderCheirolepidiformes
familyCheirolepididaePander 1860
genusCheirolepis
speciescanadensis

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.

†Cheirolepis canadensis Whiteaves 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Cheirolepis canadensis (type locality: 179176)