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Plectasaphus

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Plectasaphus was named by Jaanusson (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde]. It is not extant.

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

Species
P. plicicostis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Plectasaphus Jaanusson
2002Plectasaphus Jell and Adrain p. 427
2002Plectasaphus 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
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusPlectasaphusJaanusson 1953

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. †Plectasaphus Jaanusson 1953
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†Plectasaphus plicicostis Törnquist 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Llandeilo or 461.10000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Gotland) P. plicicostis (166540)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Siljan) P. plicicostis (166595)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Kalmar) P. plicicostis (166441 166533)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden P. plicicostis (166376 166439 166444 166539 166593)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarne) P. plicicostis (166368 166538)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) P. plicicostis (166335)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) P. plicicostis (192380)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Sweden P. sp. (2938)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Sweden P. sp. (2931)
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 459.7Sweden (Siljan) P. plicicostis (192368)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarna) P. plicicostis (157358)