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Madaraspis magnifica

Artiopoda - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Madaraspis magnifica was named by Fortey and Droser (1996) [Paratypes: cranidium, USNM 481390; pygidia, USNM 481348; librigena, USNM 481348]. Its type specimen is USNM 481347, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Madaraspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Madaraspis magnifica Fortey and Droser p. 88 figs. 13.1, 13.2, 13.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
genusMadaraspis
speciesmagnifica

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.

Madaraspis magnifica Fortey and Droser 1996
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:31:34
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:31:34
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Rangerian or 471.30000 to 470.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Madaraspis magnifica (104653)
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Utah) Madaraspis magnifica (37456 37462)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Madaraspis magnifica (37488)