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Fritzaspis ovalis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Archaeaspididae

Taxonomy
Fritzaspis ovalis was named by Hollingsworth (2007). Its type specimen is USNM 534331 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is MW-2, Montezuma Range [Andrews Mtn Mbr, Campito Fm], which is in a Begadean deep subtidal sandstone in the Campito Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Fritzaspis ovalis Hollingsworth pp. 131-133 figs. fig. 5A-E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyFallotaspidoideaHupe 1953
familyArchaeaspididaeRepina 1979
genusFritzaspis
speciesovalis

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.

†Fritzaspis ovalis Hollingsworth 2007
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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-22 11:00:28
Modified: 2009-12-22 13:00:28
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Begadean or 538.80000 to 520.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Begadean538.8 - 520.0USA (Nevada) Fritzaspis ovalis (type locality: 90901 90902)