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Glyphopeltis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Marjumiidae

Taxonomy
Glyphopeltis was named by Deiss (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm m]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Marjumiidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Glyphopeltis Deiss
2002Glyphopeltis Jell and Adrain p. 379
2002Glyphopeltis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyMarjumiidaeKobayashi 1935
genusGlyphopeltisDeiss 1939

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. †Glyphopeltis Deiss 1939
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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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:23:22
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:23:22
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available