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Thaleops ovata

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Taxonomy
Thaleops ovata was named by Conrad (1843).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. avata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Thaleops ovata Conrad p. 332
1916Thaleops ovata Raymond p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyIllaenidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusThaleopsConrad 1843
speciesovataConrad 1843

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.

†Thaleops ovata Conrad 1843
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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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-06-11 18:00:52
Modified: 2009-06-11 20:00:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Rocklandian or 471.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (New York) Thaleops ovata (23122)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Thaleops ovata (56184 56212 171792 172221 172226 172228 172230 172232 172240 172294 172295 172298 172307 172308 172310 172311 172312 172313 172314 172318 172320 172321 172324 172325 172326 172327 172328 172331 172332 172333 172334 172342 172347 172348)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Thaleops ovata (172350)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Thaleops ovata (23791 23794)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa/Wisconsin) Thaleops ovata (23118 23119 23120)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Thaleops ovata (172252)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Thaleops ovata (23276)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Thaleops ovata (23795)