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Geesops

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Geesops was named by Struve (1972). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Geesopini by Weber (2000); to Phacopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Phacopinae by Van Viersen et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Geesops Struve
2000Geesops Weber p. 543
2002Geesops Jell and Adrain p. 378
2019Geesops Van Viersen et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusGeesopsStruve 1972

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. †Geesops Struve 1972
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Geesops brunopauli Struve 1982
Geesops schlotheimi Bronn 1825
Geesops sparsinodosus Struve 1970
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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 399.50000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) G. sp. (229357)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) G. sp. (188939)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Belgium G. sp. (223279)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95France G. sparsinodosus (188453)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) G. sparsinodosus, G. schlotheimi (188766)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Sauerland) G. sp. (229469 229643)
Late/Upper Eifelian390.5 - 387.95Germany (Nordwest Westfalen) G. brunopauli (235166 235167)
Late/Upper Eifelian390.5 - 387.95Germany G. brunopauli (235175 235176 235189 235192)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany G. sp. (60155)