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Illaenopsis thomsoni

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Nileidae

Taxonomy
Illaenopsis thomsoni was named by Salter (1866).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Illaenopsis thomsoni Salter
1916Illaenopsis thomsoni Raymond p. 9

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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
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyNileidaeAngelin 1854
genusIllaenopsisSalter 1865
speciesthomsoniSalter 1866

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.

Illaenopsis thomsoni Salter 1866
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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedg
Created: 2010-06-25 03:56:03
Modified: 2010-06-25 05:56:03
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available