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Frognaspis

Artiopoda - Ityophoridae

Taxonomy
Frognaspis was named by Nikolaisen (1965). Its type is Frognaspis stoermeri.

It was assigned to Ityophoridae by Nikolaisen (1965), Owen and Bruton (1980), Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
F. stoermeri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Frognaspis Nikolaisen
1980Frognaspis Owen and Bruton
2002Frognaspis Jell and Adrain p. 377
2002Frognaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyItyophoridae
genusFrognaspisNikolaisen 1965

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. †Frognaspis Nikolaisen 1965
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Frognaspis stoermeri Nikolaisen 1965
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: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-04 12:32:20
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:28:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Soudleyan to the top of the Nabala or 458.20000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway F. sp. (2948)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway F. stoermeri (163187)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway (Ringerike) F. stoermeri (162221)