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Gog catillus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Gog catillus was named by Fortey (1975). Its type specimen is PMO NF 1679, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Gog.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Gog catillus Fortey p. 23 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 1

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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
subfamilyNiobinaeJaanusson 1959
genusGog
speciescatillus

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.

Gog catillus Fortey 1975
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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Billingen or 475.60000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Gog catillus (106473)