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Cephalaspis canadensis

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes - Cephalaspidae

Taxonomy
Cephalaspis canadensis was named by Robertson (1936). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Restigouche River [Gaspé Sandstone], which is in an Emsian marine sandstone in Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Cephalaspis canadensis Robertson p. 292 figs. fig. 3c
1966Cephalaspis canadensis Gardiner p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
classPetromyzontida
RankNameAuthor
orderCephalaspidiformes
subclassCornuataJanvier 1985
—Cephalaspidiens
familyCephalaspidae
genusCephalaspis
speciescanadensisRobertson 1936

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.

†Cephalaspis canadensis Robertson 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available