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Krattaspis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Krattaspis was named by Opik (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: O l]. It is not extant.

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

Species
K. paraspinosis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Krattaspis Opik
2002Krattaspis Jell and Adrain p. 394
2002Krattaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusKrattaspisOpik 1937

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. †Krattaspis Opik 1937
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†Krattaspis paraspinosis Hansen 2010
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: carnivoref
Created: 2009-06-11 14:43:11
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:38:08
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Billingen to the top of the Volkhov or 474.80000 to 469.20000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Estonia (Harju) K. viridatus (191968 191972)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Russian Federation (Ingria) K. vitalis (191969)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Estonia K. sp. (191453) K. viridatus (191966)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Russian Federation K. popovi (169217) K. popovi, K. viridatus (169218) K. viridatus (169221 169230 169231 198706)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Russian Federation K. paraspinosis (157116 157117 157119 157120 157121 157124 157125 157126 157128 157133 157136)