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Calyptaulax cornwalli

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae

Taxonomy
Calyptaulax cornwalli was named by Ross and Barnes (1967) [Paratypes: USNM 145847.]. Its type specimen is USNM 145846, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Calyptaulax cornwalli Ross and Barnes p. D29 figs. Pl. 8, figs. 29-31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPterygometopidaeReed 1905
subfamilyEomonorachinaePillet 1954
genusCalyptaulaxCooper 1930
speciescornwalli

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.

Calyptaulax cornwalli Ross and Barnes 1967
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:49:12
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:49:12
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Harrington et al. 1959, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available