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Achatella (Achatella) bailyi

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae

Discussion

Phacops (Chasmops) bailyi Salter, 1864

Taxonomy
Achatella (Achatella) bailyi was named by Salter (1864).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Achatella (Achatella) bailyi Salter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
RankNameAuthor
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPterygometopidaeReed 1905
subfamilyPterygometopinaeReed 1905
genusAchatellaDelo 1935
subgenusAchatellaDelo 1935
speciesbailyiSalter 1864

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: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 09:12:29
Modified: 2009-06-10 11:12:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999
Collections
No collection or age range data are available