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Cosmacanthus carinatus

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Taxonomy
Cosmacanthus carinatus was named by Davis (1883). Its type specimen is BMNH P.2893 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 carinatus Davis p. 356 figs. pl. xlviii, fig. 4
1891Cosmacanthus carinatus 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
speciescarinatusDavis 1883

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.

†Cosmacanthus carinatus Davis 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Mississippian or 358.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Cosmacanthus carinatus (type locality: 137333)