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Rhyssometopus (Rostrifinis)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Rhyssometopidae

Taxonomy
Rhyssometopus (Rostrifinis) was named by Oepik (1967). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhyssometopus by Oepik (1967).

Subtaxa
Rhyssometopus (Rostrifinis) nitidus
Species lacking formal opinion data
Rhyssometopus rugiceps

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Rhyssometopus (Rostrifinis) Oepik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
familyRhyssometopidaeOepik 1967
genusRhyssometopusOepik 1967
subgenusRostrifinisOepik 1967

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.

Subg. †Rhyssometopus (Rostrifinis) Oepik 1967
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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: carnivorec
Created: 2009-10-11 08:22:09
Modified: 2020-06-15 15:27:39
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ayusokkanian to the top of the Furongian or 499.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ayusokkanian499.5 - 497.0Kazakhstan Rhyssometopus rostrifinis (118235 118238 118239 118240 118241 118244)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4China (Hunan) Rhyssometopus nitidus (124980)