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Rhaxeros

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae

Taxonomy
Rhaxeros was named by Lane and Thomas (1980). It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Rhax Lane and Thomas
1980Rhaxeros Lane and Thomas
2002Rhaxeros Jell and Adrain p. 439

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyStyginidaeVogdes 1890
genusRhaxerosLane and Thomas 1980

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. †Rhaxeros Lane and Thomas 1980
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Invalid names: Rhax Lane and Thomas 1978 [replaced]
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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 23:37:50
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:37:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Australia (Queensland) Rhax pollinctrix (40016)