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Cephalaspis wyomingensis

Petromyzontida - Cephalaspidiformes - Cephalaspidae

Taxonomy
Cephalaspis wyomingensis was named by Bryant (1933). Its type specimen is PU 13479, a partial skeleton (A large fragment of a cephalic shield seen in dorsal aspect), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Cephalaspis wyomingensis Bryant p. 312 figs. Pl. XVIII, Fig. 2; Pl. XX, Figs. 1, 2; Text Fig. 8

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

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Cephalaspis wyomingensis Bryant 1933
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Diagnosis
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