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Decordinaspis

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae

Taxonomy
Decordinaspis was named by Harper and Romano (1967). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Trinucleidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Decordinaspis Harper and Romano
2002Decordinaspis Jell and Adrain p. 364

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyTrinucleidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusDecordinaspisHarper and Romano 1967

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. †Decordinaspis Harper and Romano 1967
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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: suspension feederf
Created: 2009-06-11 19:35:52
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:27:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Harnagian or 458.20000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Ireland D. bispinosa (50607)