Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Argunaspis

Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae

Taxonomy
Argunaspis was named by Repina (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto Sepkoski's reference number: 471]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ellipsocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Argunaspis Repina
2002Argunaspis Jell and Adrain p. 344
2002Argunaspis Sepkoski

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyEllipsocephaloideaLin 1990
familyEllipsocephalidaeMatthew 1887
genusArgunaspisRepina 1966

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. †Argunaspis Repina 1966
show all | hide all
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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:00:08
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:00:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available