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Ananaspis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Ananaspis was named by Campbell (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l D Gedi Sepkoski's reference number: 393,1106].

It was assigned to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Phacopidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Ananaspis Campbell p. 35
2002Ananaspis Jell and Adrain p. 341
2002Ananaspis 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
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusAnanaspis

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. †Ananaspis Campbell 1967
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†Ananaspis crossleii Etheridge and Mitchell 1895
†Ananaspis fecunda Barrande 1852
†Ananaspis macdonaldi Fletcher 1950
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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Eifelian or 438.60000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) A. sp. (11424)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) A. sp. (528)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6Argentina A. sp. (25103)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6Australia (New South Wales) Phacops crosslei, Phacops macdonaldi (188430)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Arkansas) A. sp. (26020 229058)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Argentina A. sp. (25060 25062)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia A. fecunda (14054)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (23057)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Morocco Phacops fecundus (27030)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Oklahoma) A. guttulus (26823)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Morocco Phacops fecundus (27464)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Australia (Australian Capital Territory) A. latigenalis (25677)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia A. fecunda (14034 14036 14068 14110 216657 230814 230925 230926 230927 230928 230930 230931) A. sp. (14111 14128)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia (Bohemia) A. fecunda (230815 230932)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia (Praha) A. fecunda (230929)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Austria Phacops fecundus (13909)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) A. guttulus (26824)
Kuressaare423.0 - 422.7Latvia A. decora (13729)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Morocco Phacops fecundus (27367 27458)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (Victoria) A. serrata (182206) A. sp. (7196)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Morocco Phacops fecundus (27070 27117)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Morocco Phacops fecundus (27051 27071 27072)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Spain (Aragon) Phacops fecundus (40408)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Morocco Phacops fecundus (27114)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Morocco Phacops fecundus (27074)