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Acernaspis (Eskaspis)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Acernaspis (Eskaspis) Clarkson et al. p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusAcernaspisCampbell 1967
subgenusEskaspis

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.

Subg. †Acernaspis (Eskaspis) Clarkson et al. 1977
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Acernaspis (Eskaspis) woodburnensis Clarkson et al. 1977
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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Telychian or 445.20000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill - Llandovery449.5 - 433.4Canada (Québec) Acernaspos primaeva (24457)
Hirnantian - Rhuddanian445.2 - 440.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Acernaspis becsciensis (205661)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Acernaspis woodburnensis (188538)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Acernaspis sufferta (23297 23299 23301 23302 23308 170694 188545) Acernaspis woodburnensis (170697)