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Anataphrus martinensis

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Anataphrus martinensis was named by Ross and Shaw (1972). Its type specimen is USNM 169623, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Anataphrus martinensis Ross and Shaw p. 20 figs. Pl. 3, figs. 8, 10, 11, 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusAnataphrus
speciesmartinensis

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.

Anataphrus martinensis Ross and Shaw 1972
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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
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:26:37
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:26:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: Mohawkian or 457.30000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Anataphrus martinensis (341)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Nevada) Anataphrus martinensis (104499 105552 105555) Anataphrus sp. (104489 104490 104491 104492 104497)
Shermanian - Maysvillian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Anataphrus martinensis (25341 25344)