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Clarkeaspis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Calmoniidae

Taxonomy
Clarkeaspis was named by Lieberman (1993).

It was assigned to Calmoniidae by Lieberman (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Clarkeaspis Lieberman

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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
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyCalmoniidaeDelo 1935
genusClarkeaspis

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. †Clarkeaspis Lieberman 1993
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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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:58:06
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:58:06
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available