Superciliaspis

Extinct genus of jawless fishes

Superciliaspis gabrielsi
Temporal range: Lochkovian
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Osteostraci
Order:
Cephalaspidida
Family:
incertae sedis
Genus:
Superciliaspis

Adrain & Wilson, 1994
Species:
S. gabrielsi
Binomial name
Superciliaspis gabrielsi
(Dineley & Loeffler, 1976)
Synonyms

Cephalaspis? gabrielsi Dineley & Loeffler, 1976

Superciliaspis is an extinct genus of jawless fish which existed in what is now the Northwest Territories of Canada during the Lochkovian age.[1] Originally identified as a species of Cephalaspis (C. gabrielsi) by Dineley and Loeffler in 1976, it was reassigned to Superciliaspis gabrielsi by Adrain and Wilson in 1994.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Jonathan M. Adrain & Mark V. H. Wilson (1994). "Early Devonian cephalaspids (Vertebrata: Osteostraci: Cornuata) from the southern Mackenzie Mountains, N.W.T., Canada" (PDF). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 14 (3): 301–319. Bibcode:1994JVPal..14..301A. doi:10.1080/02724634.1994.10011561. JSTOR 4523572. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-24.
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Taxon identifiers
Superciliaspis


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