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Hypermecaspis kolouros

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Hypermecaspis kolouros was named by Ross (1970) [Paratypes: USNM 160836a-b.]. Its type specimen is USNM 160835, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Hypermecaspis kolouros Ross p. 71 figs. Pl. 10, figs. 17-19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyHypermecaspidinaeHarrington and Leanza 1957
genusHypermecaspisHarrington and Leanza 1957
specieskolouros

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.

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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: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:16:45
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:27:27
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Stairsian or 483.40000 to 481.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (Nevada) Hypermecaspis kolouros (104507)
Stairsian483.4 - 481.7USA (Nevada) Hypermecaspis kolouros (278)