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Diceratocephalus armatus

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Diceratocephalidae

Taxonomy
Diceratocephalus armatus was named by Lu (1954). It is not extant. It is the type species of Diceratocephalus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Diceratocephalus armatus Lu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyDiceratocephalidaeLu 1954
genusDiceratocephalusLu 1954
speciesarmatusLu 1954

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.

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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-06 00:39:56
Modified: 2010-01-06 02:39:56
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Guzhangian or 500.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Liaoning) Diceratocephalus armatus (129879 129883 129892 129894)