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Schopfaspis granulosus

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae

Taxonomy
Schopfaspis granulosus was named by Palmer and Gatehouse (1972). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Schopfaspis granulosus Palmer and Gatehouse

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyAlokistocaridaeResser 1939
genusSchopfaspisPalmer and Gatehouse 1972
speciesgranulosus

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.

Schopfaspis granulosus 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
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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:35:35
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:47:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Guzhangian or 500.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Antarctica Schopfaspis granulosus (154032)