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Viaphacops salteri

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Phacops salteri was named by Kozlowski (1923).

It was recombined as Viaphacops salteri by Lemke (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Phacops salteri Kozlowski
2020Viaphacops salteri Lemke p. 425

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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
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusViaphacops(Maximova 1972)
speciessalteri(Kozlowski 1923)

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.

Viaphacops salteri Kozlowski 1923
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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: 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, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Frasnian or 407.60000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Bolivia (La Paz) Phacops salteri (37054 37055)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Colombia Phacops salteri (36017 36018)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Bolivia (La Paz) Phacops salteri (37056)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Colombia (Boyaca) Phacops salteri (36012)