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Amplifallotaspis keni

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Fallotaspididae

Taxonomy
Amplifallotaspis keni was named by Hollingsworth (2007). Its type specimen is USNM 534339 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is GCM, Slate Ridge [Andrews Mtn Mbr, Campito Fm], which is in a Begadean deep subtidal sandstone in the Campito Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Amplifallotaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Amplifallotaspis keni Hollingsworth pp. 137-138 figs. fig. 6A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyFallotaspidoideaHupe 1953
familyFallotaspididaeHupe 1953
genusAmplifallotaspis
specieskeni

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.

Amplifallotaspis keni 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: 2009-12-21 06:28:32
Modified: 2009-12-21 08:28:32
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Begadean or 538.80000 to 520.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


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