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Cephalaspis murchisoni

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes - Cephalaspidae

Taxonomy
Cephalaspis murchisoni was named by Egerton (1857).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Cephalaspis murchisoni Egerton p. 284 figs. pl. ix, fig. 1
1891Cephalaspis murchisoni Woodward p. 185 figs. 24-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
classPetromyzontida
RankNameAuthor
orderCephalaspidiformes
subclassCornuataJanvier 1985
Cephalaspidiens
familyCephalaspidae
genusCephalaspis
speciesmurchisoniEgerton 1857

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Cephalaspis murchisoni Egerton 1857
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Diagnosis
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