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Tretaspis

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Tretaspis M'Coy p. 410
1980Tretaspis Owen
2002Tretaspis Jell and Adrain p. 454
2002Tretaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyTrinucleidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyTrinucleinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusTretaspis

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. †Tretaspis M'Coy 1849
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Tretaspis anderssoni Stormer 1945
Tretaspis askerensis Owen 1980
Tretaspis ceriodes Angelin 1854
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Tretaspis hadelandica Stormer 1945
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Tretaspis hisingeri Owen 1980
Tretaspis kiaeri Stormer 1930
Tretaspis latilimba Linnarsson 1869
Tretaspis reticulata Ruedemann 1901
Tretaspis sagenosus Whittington 1959
Tretaspis seticornis Hisinger 1840
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Tretaspis sortita Reed 1935
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: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedg
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-09 08:26:51
Modified: 2010-01-23 07:23:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Hirnantian or 457.30000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (185 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Ireland T. reticulata (50607)
Soudleyan458.2 - 457.2Ireland (Lenister) T. ceryx (55704 55705 55711)
Soudleyan458.2 - 457.2Ireland (Leinster) T. ceryx (55684)
Aurelucian458.2 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) T. eximia (181541)
Soudleyan - Longvillian458.2 - 455.0Ireland (Lenister) T. ceryx (55712)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway T. sp. (2948)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Scotland) T. sp. (208115 208116 208121)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden (Saljan) T. seticornis (77102)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden (Vestergotland) T. seticornis (76078 76079 76080)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden (Vastergotland) T. ceriodes (76901)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Virginia) T. sp. (326)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Ireland T. ceryx (182513 182514 182515 182516 182517) T. reticulata (50605 50606)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Virginia) T. sagenosus (73342)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) T. sagenosus (73341)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) T. sagenosus (73343 102231 105254 105255)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0Ireland (Lenister) T. ceryx (55702 55703)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0Ireland (Leinster) T. ceryx (55677)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (England) T. sp. (3656 3657 3659)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5Sweden T. sp. (2771)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Sweden (Skåne) T. ceriodes (153973)
Onnian - Actonian453.0 - 453.0United Kingdom T. ceriodes (164574)
Onnian453.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (England) T. ceriodes (42637 43723 43731)
Onnian - Pusgillian453.0 - 449.2Norway (Hadeland) T. hadelandica (163416 164649 164655)
Onnian - Pusgillian453.0 - 449.2Norway (Oslo) T. ceriodes (163312) T. seticornis, T. hisingeri (163419)
Onnian - Pusgillian453.0 - 449.2Norway T. hadelandica (164650)
Onnian - Cautleyan453.0 - 448.8Belgium T. hadelandica (185311)
Onnian - Rawtheyan453.0 - 445.2Norway (Hadeland) T. hadelandica (164651)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway T. ceriodes (162532) T. seticornis, T. kiaeri (163187)
Oandu - Rakvere452.8 - 450.5Sweden (Vastergotland) T. ceriodes (164573)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Norway T. askerensis (159391) T. broeggeri (159377 159386 159408) T. norvegicus (159383 159534 159535)
Rakvere451.8 - 450.5Russian Federation (Kaliningradskaya Oblast) T. seticornis (235892)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway (Hadeland) T. ceriodes (164646)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway T. ceriodes (162533 164645)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) T. sp. (13128)
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) T. clarkei (37791) T. elevata (37801)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Norway T. ceriodes (162634)
Nabala - Vormsi450.5 - 449.5Norway T. anderssoni (164647) T. hisingeri (164648)
Nabala - Vormsi450.5 - 449.5Norway (Asker) T. seticornis (164576)
Nabala - Vormsi450.5 - 449.5Norway (Ringerike) T. hisingeri (163418)
Nabala - Vormsi450.5 - 449.5Norway (Oslo-Asker) T. hisingeri (164578)
Nabala - Vormsi450.5 - 449.5Sweden (Dalarne) T. seticornis (164575)
Nabala - Vormsi450.5 - 449.5Norway (Oslo Asker) T. hisingeri (164579)
Nabala - Pirgu450.5 - 445.2Norway (Hadeland) T. hadelandica (164581 164653 164654)
Harju450.5 - 443.1Sweden T. sp. (378)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Czechia (Prague) T. seticornis (76478)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan450.1 - 445.2Czechia T. seticornis (3875 3878 238013)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Norway T. latilimbus (164583)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Lithuania T. seticornis (207245)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Norway (Baerum) T. latilimbus (164582)
Vormsi - Pirgu449.9 - 445.2Sweden (Öland) T. anderssoni (164577)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) T. clarkei (37469) T. clarkei, T. elevata (37790)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Norway T. anderssoni, T. hisingeri (163316) T. hisingeri (163315) T. sp. (2949)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2United Kingdom (England) T. convergens, T. ceriodes, T. kiaeri (42638) T. kiaeri (43641 43741 43742 43743 43745 43746 43747 43748 43749 43750 43751 43764 43765 43766 43767 43768 43771 43772 43773 43774 43775 43776 43777 43778 43779 43780 43781 43782 43783 43784)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Sweden T. sp. (2773)
Pusgillian - Cautleyan449.5 - 448.8Norway T. hisingeri (163019)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Oslo Asker) T. latilimbus (164580)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Russian Federation (Kaliningrad oblast) T. latilimba (235849)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Vastergotland) T. latilimba (74932)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway T. latilimbus (164585) T. sortita, T. broeggeri (158962)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Oslo) T. latilimbus (164209 164584)
Pusgillian - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) T. sp., T. seticornis, T. anderssoni, T. hisingeri (163026)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) T. clarkei (24528)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Maine) T. sp. (185954)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) T. ceriodes (56000) T. ceriodes subsp. b, T. ceriodes (13130) T. sp. (13131) T. sp. subsp. A, T. sp. subsp. B (76075)
Ashgill - Llandovery449.5 - 432.9Canada (Québec) T. sp. (24453 24532)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Norway T. ceriodes, T. anderssoni (163314) T. latilimbus (163408)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Norway (Oslo Asker) T. latilimbus (163344)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) T. moeldenensis (192323 196868)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) T. hadelandica (8291) T. sp., T. hadelandica (8290)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2Belgium T. hadelandica (185303)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Oslo-Asker) T. sp. (366)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) T. sp. (3666 3667 3669 3670)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) T. brachystichus (196869) T. seticornis (8327 192503) T. sp. (3675 8329 8366 81274 81276 196867)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Belgium T. hadelandica (185319 192762)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway T. askerensis (163354 163404 163407 164643 164644) T. latilimbus (163339) T. latilimbus, T. sortita (163020 163362) T. norvegicus (159370) T. sortita (164641)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Oslo) T. askerensis (164642) T. latilimbus, T. sortita (163307) T. sortita (73439)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.1Norway T. broeggeri (159371)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.1Norway (Oslo-Asker Dist.) T. sp. (365)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.1Norway (Oslo Asker) T. sortita (163347)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom (Wales) T. seticornis (8384)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Sweden (Jamtland) T. sp. (153329)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Norway (Oslo) T. broeggeri (159395)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Norway T. askerensis (163382)