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Tatonaspis

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenuridae

Taxonomy
Tatonaspis was named by Kobayashi (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-u Cm Trep-l]. It is not extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Tatonaspis Kobayashi
2002Tatonaspis Jell and Adrain p. 451
2002Tatonaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderLeiostegiinaBradley 1925
familyIllaenuridaeVodges 1890
genusTatonaspisKobayashi 1935

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. †Tatonaspis Kobayashi 1935
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Tatonaspis levisensis Rasetti 1944
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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 06:28:57
Modified: 2009-12-14 08:28:57
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Paibian to the top of the Tremadocian or 497.00000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paibian497.0 - 494.0USA (Alaska) T. alaskensis (233750 233751)
Merioneth497.0 - 485.4USA (Vermont) T. breviceps (8976)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) T. sp. (203836)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Yukon) T. diorbita (55285 55305 55307 55308 55310 55311 55312)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Quebec) T. levisensis (224138)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Yukon) T. kindlei (55315)