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Australaspis magnus

Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Saukiandidae

Taxonomy
Australaspis magnus was named by Palmer and Gatehouse (1972). Its type specimen is none listed and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Australaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Australaspis magnus Palmer and Gatehouse

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyRedlichioideaPoulsen 1927
familySaukiandidaeHupé 1953
genusAustralaspis
speciesmagnus

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.

Australaspis magnus Palmer and Gatehouse 1972
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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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 08:02:41
Modified: 2009-12-19 10:02:41
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Cambrian or 538.80000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Antarctica Australaspis magnus (154030)