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Cosmacanthus marginalis

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Taxonomy
Cosmacanthus marginalis was named by Davis (1883). Its type specimen is BMNH P.2894 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Armagh, Ireland (BMNH), which is in a Mississippian marine limestone in the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Cosmacanthus marginalis Davis p. 355 figs. pl. xlvii fig 3
1891Cosmacanthus marginalis Woodward p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
genusCosmacanthusAgassiz 1845
speciesmarginalisDavis 1883

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Diagnosis
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