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Exallaspis

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Exallaspis Ramsköld and Chatterton p. 362
2002Exallaspis Jell and Adrain p. 375

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyAcidaspidinaeSalter 1864
genusExallaspis

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. †Exallaspis Ramsköld and Chatterton 1991
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Exallaspis acarescola Howells 1982
Exallaspis bruntoni Chatterton and Ludvigsen 2004
Exallaspis bufo Ramskold 1984
Exallaspis coronata Salter 1853
Exallaspis deflexa Lake 1896
Exallaspis illinoiensis Weller 1907
Exallaspis lothiana Lamont 1948
Exallaspis maccrackeni Chatterton and Ludvigsen 2004
Exallaspis marklini Angelin 1854
Exallaspis muldensis Bruton 1967
Exallaspis quadrimucronatus Murchison 1839
Exallaspis varbolensis Bruton 1967
Leonaspis coronata bufo Ramskold 1984
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: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:09:49
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:16:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Elton or 445.20000 to 421.30000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom (Wales) Leonaspis marklini (8392 8405)
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia (Rapla) Leonaspis varbolensis (175516)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Latvia Leonaspis varbolensis (193027)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Quebec) E. sp. (184371 184378 184379 184380 184388 184397 184401 184403 184411 184412 185536)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Wales) E. varbolensis (50281)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Leonaspis varbolensis (188533)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom Leonaspis varbolensis (193024)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Illinois) E. illinoisensis (2860)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Latvia Leonaspis varbolensis (193023)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Leonaspis acarescola (188538) Leonaspis varbolensis (188535)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Quebec) E. maccrackeni (184996) E. sp. (186082)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6United Kingdom (Wales) E. whittardi (50156 50160)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Norway Leonaspis varbolensis (14303)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) E. maccrackeni (186065 186068) E. sp. (184408 184409 186070 186088)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9United Kingdom (Shropshire) E. whittardi (49601)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Leonaspis lothiana (188546)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Shropshire) E. whittardi (49580)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) E. bruntoni (186086) E. maccrackeni (186089) E. sp. (186087)
Sheinwoodian - Homerian432.9 - 426.7Sweden Leonaspis marklini (192273)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Sweden (Gotland) Leonaspis marklini (192330)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) E. coronata (79893)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden (Gotland) Leonaspis marklini (193022) Leonaspis marklini, Leonaspis muldensis (192362)
Homerian - Gorstian430.6 - 425.0Mexico (Tamaulipas) E. sp. (5121 5123)
Gleedonian429.6 - 426.7Sweden (Gotland) Leonaspis coronata (228990)
Elton422.7 - 421.3United Kingdom (Wales) Leonaspis coronata (75051 75052)