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Peraspis omega

Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae

Taxonomy
Peraspis omega was named by Fortey (1975). Its type specimen is PMO NF 374, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Peraspis omega Fortey p. 49 figs. Pl. 20, fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyNileidaeAngelin 1854
genusPeraspisWhittington 1965
speciesomega

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.

Peraspis omega 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 18:08:02
Modified: 2009-12-14 01:04:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Whiterockian or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Peraspis omega (106476 106477)