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Anataphrus borraeus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Anataphrus borraeus was named by Whittington (1954). Its type specimen is USNM 28168, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Anataphrus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Anataphrus borraeus Whittington p. 142 figs. Pl. 63, figs. 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusAnataphrus
speciesborraeus

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.

Anataphrus borraeus Whittington 1954
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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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:26:37
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:26:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Anataphrus borraeus (24634)
Blackriveran - Caradoc457.3 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Anataphrus borraeus (25311)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Anataphrus borraeus (192139)