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Oopsites squamosus

Trilobita - Proetida - Telephinidae

Taxonomy
Oopsites squamosus was named by Fortey (1975). Its type specimen is PMO NF 1579, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Oopsites squamosus Fortey p. 100 figs. Pl. 35, figs. 1, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyTelephinidaeMarek 1952
genusOopsites
speciessquamosus

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.

Oopsites squamosus Fortey 1975
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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: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-09-21 20:13:25
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:33:12
Source: f = family, c = class
References: 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) Oopsites squamosus (106473)