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Raymondaspis turgidus

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae

Taxonomy
Raymondaspis turgidus was named by Whittington (1965). Its type specimen is GSC 18339, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Table Point, "Middle Table Head", 190 feet, which is in a Whiterockian slope limestone/shale in the Table Cove Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Raymondaspis turgidus Whittington p. 406 figs. Pl. 59, figs. 1, 5-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyStyginidaeVogdes 1890
genusRaymondaspisPribyl 1948
speciesturgidus

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.

Raymondaspis turgidus Whittington 1965
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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: 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, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Raymondaspis turgidus (type locality: 104817)