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Primaspis

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Primaspis Richter and Richter
1965Primaspis Bruton
1966Primaspis Bruton
1980Primaspis Owen and Bruton
1981Primaspis Owen
2002Primaspis Jell and Adrain p. 429
2002Primaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOdontopleurinaeBurmeister 1843
genusPrimaspisRichter and Richter 1917

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. †Primaspis Richter and Richter 1917
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Subg. †Primaspis (Chlustinia) Havlicek and Vanek 1966
Subg. †Primaspis (Primaspis) Richter and Richter 1917
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Subg. †Primaspis (Taemasaspis) Chatterton 1971
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†Primaspis (Taemasaspis) bowningensis Etheridge and Mitchell 1896
†Primaspis ascitus Whittington 1956
†Primaspis bestorpensis Bruton 1966
†Primaspis churkini Ross and Shaw 1972
†Primaspis evoluta Törnquist 1884
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Invalid names: Primaspis dalecarlica Törnquist 1884 [synonym]
†Primaspis multispinosa Bruton 1965
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 14:45:19
Modified: 2009-06-09 16:45:19
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Dobrotivian to the top of the Emsian or 461.00000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (79 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordovician486.85 - 443.1USA (Idaho) P. sp. (339)
Liben - Late/Upper Llandeilo463.3 - 458.2Czechia P. primordialis (237966)
Letna - Harnagian463.3 - 457.2Czechia P. primordialis (3861)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Norway P. sp. (2950)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Czechia P. sp. (3859)
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 459.7Norway (Nes-Hamar) P. multispinosa (163466)
Vinice459.3 - 457.3Czechia P. tremenda (3864)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia P. tremenda (3863)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia P. tremenda (3865)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (3368)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway P. sp. (2948)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Czechia P. primordialis (3856)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Ireland P. caractaci (182517)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden (Saljan) Acidaspis dalecarlica (77102)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.2 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) P. sp. (13129)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Nevada) P. sp. (105558)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Nevada) P. sp. (331)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Wales) P. semievoluta (188590)
Longvillian - Woolstonian457.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) P. semievoluta (192402)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (3656 3658)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) P. sp. F (100288) P. sp. y (99334)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Virginia) P. ascitus (105205)
Onnian - Pusgillian453.0 - 449.2Norway (Oslo) P. bucculenta (163312 163419)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway P. sp. (163188)
Oandu - Rakvere452.8 - 450.5Norway (Oslo Asker) P. sp. (163467)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Kazakhstan P. sp. (194848)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) P. evoluta (124939)
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (New York) P. crosotus (340)
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (Kentucky) P. sp. x (100247 100348 100539)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) P. sp. (163865)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) P. crosotus (192306) P. sp. (72638 72717 72759)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Sweden (Dalarne) P. bestorpensis (163430)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Sweden P. evoluta (163463)
Nabala - Vormsi450.5 - 449.5Sweden P. evoluta (161797)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Norway P. bucculenta (163316) P. sp. (2949)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Norway (Skiens-Langsund) P. bucculenta (73450)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Norway (Oslo) P. evoluta (166743)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Vastergotland) P. sp. (74932)
Pusgillian - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) P. evoluta, P. bucculenta (163026)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) P. canadiana, P. sp. (56000) P. sp. (13131)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarna) P. evoluta (158137)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) P. evoluta (73490)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) P. evoluta (8291)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Belgium P. sp. (185319)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (3667)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Oslo-Asker) P. sp. (366)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Oslo) P. evoluta (163307)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway P. evoluta (163020 163354)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.1Norway (Oslo Asker) P. evoluta (163347)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.1Norway (Asker) P. sp. (163420)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) P. reversa (24347 24374 24386 24446)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Canada (Québec) P. reversa (24444)
Hirnantian - Rhuddanian445.2 - 440.5Canada (Québec) P. sp., P. reversa (24387)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Québec) P. sp., P. reversa (24349 24372)
Alexandrian443.1 - 438.1Canada (Québec) P. sp., P. reversa (24447)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Northwest Territories) P. mackenziensis (26028)
Rhuddanian - Telychian443.1 - 432.9China (Yunnan) P. suni (27782)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Northwest Territories) P. mackenziensis (26027)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7China (Yunnan) P. sp. (27783)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (New South Wales) P. spp. (69346 69348 69351)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) P. campbelli (39884 39886)