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Trymataspis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Lonchocephalidae

Taxonomy
Trymataspis was named by Robison (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1089]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptychopariina by Sundberg (1994); to Lonchocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Trymataspis Robison
1994Trymataspis Sundberg p. 114
2002Trymataspis Jell and Adrain p. 456
2002Trymataspis 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
familyLonchocephalidaeHupé 1955
genusTrymataspisRobison 1964

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. †Trymataspis Robison 1964
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Trymataspis depressa Robinson 1964
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 04:22:14
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:22:14
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Marjumian or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Utah) T. depressa (134113)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) T. depressa (77278)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) T. depressa (77271 230679)