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Theamataspis

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Styginidae

Taxonomy
Theamataspis was named by Opik (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O u Sepkoski's reference number: 795]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Styginidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Corynexochida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Theamataspis Opik
2002Theamataspis Jell and Adrain p. 452
2002Theamataspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyStyginidaeVogdes 1890
genusTheamataspisOpik 1937

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. †Theamataspis Opik 1937
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Theamataspis tuber Fortey 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 23:37:50
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:37:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Billingen to the top of the Ashgill or 475.60000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) T. tuber (106473)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.2 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) T. sp. (13129)