Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Acanthoparypha evitti

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Acanthoparypha evitti was named by Chatterton and Ludvigsen (1976). Its type specimen is GSC 40403, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Acanthoparypha evitti Chatterton and Ludvigsen pp. 59-62 figs. 10.1-10.41
1987Acanthoparypha evetti DeMott

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyAcanthoparyphinae
genusAcanthoparypha
speciesevitti

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.

Acanthoparypha evitti Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1976
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-06-10 07:42:06
Modified: 2010-01-13 06:32:24
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Whiterockian to the top of the Kirkfieldian or 470.00000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Acanthoparypha evitti (24621 25932 25933 25934 25935 26054 26057)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Acanthoparypha evitti (102479)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Acanthoparypha evetti (23797)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Acanthoparypha evetti (23796)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Acanthoparypha evetti (23277)