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Physemataspis mirabilis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Physemataspis mirabilis was named by Tripp (1980). Its type specimen is GLAHM A18542a, b, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is south bank of Penwhapple Burn immediately south of the power-house, which is in a Sandbian offshore siltstone/conglomerate in the Balclatchie Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Physemataspis mirabilis Tripp
2014Physemataspis mirabilis Moss and Westrop pp. 1113, table 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyEncrinurinaeAngelin 1854
genusPhysemataspis
speciesmirabilis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-06-11 14:51:52
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:52:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Sandbian or 458.40000 to 453.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Physemataspis mirabilis (type locality: 208121)