Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Soomaspis

Artiopoda - Nektaspidida - Naraoiidae

Taxonomy
Soomaspis was named by Fortey and Theron (1995) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Liwiidae by Budd (1999); to Naraoiida by Sepkoski (2002); to Nektaspida by Jell and Adrain (2002); to Nektaspidida by Lerosey-Aubril et al. (2017); and to Liwiinae by Mayers et al. (2019).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Soomaspis Fortey and Theron
1999Soomaspis Budd
2002Soomaspis Jell and Adrain p. 446
2002Soomaspis Sepkoski
2017Soomaspis Lerosey-Aubril et al. p. 8
2019Soomaspis Mayers et al. pp. 33, 35

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
superclassTrilobitomorpha
orderNektaspidida(Raymond 1920)
familyNaraoiidaeWalcott 1912
subfamilyLiwiinae(Dzik and Lendzion 1988)
genusSoomaspisFortey and Theron 1995

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.

G. †Soomaspis Fortey and Theron 1995
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Vision: blindo
Created: 2010-08-23 04:40:13
Modified: 2010-09-28 04:30:16
Source: f = family, o = order, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Budd 1999

Age range: Hirnantian or 445.20000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1South Africa S. splendida (26994)