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Ananaspis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Ananaspis was named by Campbell (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l D Gedi Sepkoski's reference number: 393,1106].

It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Phacopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Ananaspis Campbell p. 35
2002Ananaspis Jell and Adrain p. 341
2002Ananaspis Sepkoski

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

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.

G. †Ananaspis Campbell 1967
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†Ananaspis crossleii Etheridge and Mitchell 1895
†Ananaspis fecunda Barrande 1852
†Ananaspis macdonaldi Fletcher 1950
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 Telychian to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 438.50000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) A. sp. (528)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) A. sp. (11424)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Australia (New South Wales) Phacops crosslei, Phacops macdonaldi (188430)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Argentina A. sp. (25103)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Arkansas) A. sp. (26020 229058)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Argentina A. sp. (25060 25062)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic A. fecunda (14054)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (23057)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Oklahoma) A. guttulus (26823)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Morocco Phacops fecundus (27030)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Morocco Phacops fecundus (27464)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic (Bohemia) A. fecunda (230815 230932)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic (Praha) A. fecunda (230929)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Austria Phacops fecundus (13909)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Australia (Australian Capital Territory) A. latigenalis (25677)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic A. fecunda (14034 14036 14068 14110 216657 230814 230925 230926 230927 230928 230930 230931) A. sp. (14111 14128)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.6 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) A. guttulus (26824)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Morocco Phacops fecundus (27367 27458)
Kuressaare421.3 - 419.2Latvia A. decora (13729)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (Victoria) A. serrata (182206) A. sp. (7196)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Morocco Phacops fecundus (27117)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Morocco Phacops fecundus (27051 27070 27071 27072)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain (Aragon) Phacops fecundus (40408)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Morocco Phacops fecundus (27114)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Morocco Phacops fecundus (27074)