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Calliops mesleri

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae

Taxonomy
Calliops mesleri was named by Cooper (1953). Its type specimen is USNM 116492, a cephalothorax, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Calliops mesleri Cooper p. 36 figs. Pl. 16, fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPterygometopidaeReed 1905
genusCalliopsDelo 1935
speciesmesleri

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.

Calliops mesleri Cooper 1953
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:44:24
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:44:24
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Harrington et al. 1959
Collections
No collection or age range data are available