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Hammannopyge unica

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Acidaspis unica was named by Thomson (1857).

It was recombined as Nieszkowskia unica by Barton (1916), Reed (1931), Lane (1971); it was recombined as Hammannopyge unica by Pribyl et al. (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Acidaspis unica Thomson
1916Nieszkowskia unica Barton
1931Nieszkowskia unica Reed
1971Nieszkowskia unica Lane
1985Hammannopyge unica Pribyl et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusHammannopygePribyl and Vanek 1985
speciesunica(Thomson 1857)

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.

Hammannopyge unica Thomson 1857
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Burrellian to the top of the Sandbian or 456.60000 to 452.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Nieszkowskia unica (208115 208120 208125)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Nieszkowskia unica (165043 192744 192745)