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Clelandia aspina

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Kingstoniidae

Taxonomy
Clelandia aspina was named by Ross and Barnes (1967) [Paratype: USNM 145868.]. Its type specimen is USNM 145867, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. briscoensis, C. texana, C. typicalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Clelandia aspina Ross and Barnes p. D31 figs. Pl. 10, figs. 17-19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyKingstoniidaeKobayashi 1935
genusClelandiaCossman 1902
speciesaspina

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.

†Clelandia aspina 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
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:05:28
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:05:28
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Gasconadian or 486.85000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (California) Clelandia aspina (104643)