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Meteoraspis robusta

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Tricrepicephalidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
M. borealis, M. metra, M. mutica, M. orientalis
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. loisi

Synonymy list
No taxonomic opinions are available

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyTricrepicephalidae
genusMeteoraspis
speciesrobusta

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Guzhangian to the top of the Menevian or 500.50000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (South Dakota) Meteoraspis robusta (8242)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0USA (Texas) Meteoraspis robusta (208649 208669 208730 208731)