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Ampyx spongiosus

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Taxonomy
Ampyx spongiosus was named by Fortey (1975). Its type specimen is PMO NF 2021, an exoskeleton, and it is a mold.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Ampyx spongiosus Fortey p. 67 figs. Pl. 23. fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyRaphiophoridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyRaphiophorinaeAngelin 1854
genusAmpyx()
speciesspongiosus

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.

Ampyx spongiosus 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: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-09 08:21:51
Modified: 2009-06-09 10:21:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Billingen or 474.80000 to 471.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Norway (Spitsbergen) Ampyx spongiosus (106473)