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Buenaspis forteyi

Nektaspidida

Taxonomy
Buenaspis forteyi was named by Budd (1999) [housed in the Geological Museum, Øster Voldgade, Copenhagen.]. Its type specimen is GGU 340103.1715 and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Buenaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Buenaspis forteyi Budd pp. 101-104 figs. pl. 1; text-figs. 3,4,10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
superclassTrilobitomorpha
orderNektaspidida(Raymond 1920)
genusBuenaspis
speciesforteyi

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.

†Buenaspis forteyi Budd 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Vision: blindo
Created: 2010-09-28 02:31:16
Modified: 2010-09-28 04:31:16
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Budd 1999

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Greenland (Peary Land) Buenaspis forteyi (90574)