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Eskoharpes boltoni

Artiopoda - Harpetida - Harpetidae

Taxonomy
Eskoharpes boltoni was named by McNamara et al. (2009). Its type specimen is WAM 96.432, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 04. Berigora Valley, east side of McWhae Ridge, Lawford Range, which is in a Frasnian perireef or subreef limestone in the Virgin Hills Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Eskoharpes boltoni McNamara et al. pp. 19-20 figs. pl. 2, figs. 16-22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderHarpetida(Whittington 1959)
familyHarpetidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusEskoharpes
speciesboltoni

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.

Eskoharpes boltoni McNamara et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2010-02-08 06:44:20
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:28:06
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Eskoharpes boltoni (216425 type locality: 223206)