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Diacanthaspis

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Diacanthaspis Whittington p. 501
1965Diacanthaspis Bruton
1966Diacanthaspis Bruton
1981Diacanthaspis Owen
1991Diacanthaspis Ramsköld and Chatterton p. 356
1997Diacanthaspis Adrain and Ramskold p. 250
2002Diacanthaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOdontopleurinaeBurmeister 1843
genusDiacanthaspis

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. †Diacanthaspis Whittington 1941
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Subg. †Diacanthaspis (Diacanthaspis) Whittington 1941
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†Diacanthaspis decacantha Angelin 1854
†Diacanthaspis elapsus Tripp 1954
†Diacanthaspis lalage Wyville Thomson 1857
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Invalid names: Acidaspis grayae Etheridge 1878 [synonym]
†Diacanthaspis lepidus Whittington 1956
†Diacanthaspis orandensis Whittington 1956
†Diacanthaspis scitulus Whittington 1956
†Diacanthaspis secretus Whittington 1956
†Diacanthaspis ulrichi Whittington 1956
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: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-09 21:55:37
Modified: 2009-06-09 23:55:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Blackhillsian to the top of the Whitwellian or 474.90000 to 425.40000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Nevada) D. sp. (104551)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Utah) D. trispineus (69261)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Utah) D. sp. (37452)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Norway (Spitsbergen) D. sp. (106480)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Guizhou) D. sp. (188421)
Aurelucian458.4 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) D. sp. (181541)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Kazakhstan D. sp. (162194)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0United Kingdom (Scotland) D. hystrix (208121) D. hystrix, D. lalage (208120) D. lalage (208115) D. trippi (115302 115303)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5United Kingdom (Scotland) D. biaculeatus (188938)
Berounian - Caradoc457.9 - 449.5Spain (Cuidad Real) D. sp. (21055)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Virginia) D. lepidus, D. secretus (73342) D. sp. (76338) D. ulrichi, D. orandensis, D. scitulus (105203)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) D. lepidus, D. secretus (73341) D. secretus (73345)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) D. lepidus, D. secretus, D. ulrichi (73343) D. ulrichi (102231 105255)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) D. cooperi (81308)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) D. grayae, D. hystrix, D. lalage (165043)
Marshbrookian - Actonian455.0 - 453.0Norway (Hadeland) D. sp. (2761)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) D. parvula (181519)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Virginia) D. cooperi (105205 105207 192431)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2USA (Virginia) D. cooperi (105204)
Oandu - Rakvere453.0 - 450.5Norway (Hadeland) D. sp. (163468)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (JiangSu) D. sp. (192796)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) D. sp. (77105)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) D. sp. (34895)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) D. decacantha (163432)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Vastergotland) D. docacantha (74932)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Spain (Aragon) D. conica (80725) D. conica, D. margaritata (80768)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) D. sp. (3675)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (Wales) D. sladensis (153336)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Arkansas) D. tricosa (229058)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Yunnan) D. suni (27870)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (26064)
Whitwellian430.5 - 425.4Canada (Northwest Territories) D. hollandi (26035 26042 26048)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic D. minuta (14106)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Czech Republic D. minuta (14066 14126)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic D. minuta (14067 14071)