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Rossaspis rossi

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Protopliomerops rossi was named by Harrington and Leanza (1957). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Rossaspis rossi by Harrington (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Rossaspis rossi Harrington p. 812
1957Protopliomerops rossi Harrington and Leanza

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
genusRossaspis
speciesrossi()

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.

Rossaspis rossi Harrington and Leanza 1957
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:29:43
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:33:48
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tremadoc or 486.40000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Bolivia Rossaspis rossi (8839)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina (Salta) Protopliomerops rossi (115704 115705 115772 115818 116067 116070 116071 116079 116080 116081 116083 116084)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina (Jujuy) Protopliomerops rossi (115662 115664 115669 115671)