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Parafallotaspis grata

Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Fallotaspididae

Taxonomy
Parafallotaspis grata was named by Fritz (1972). Its type specimen is GSC 27204, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sekwi Formation - collection 73025, which is in a Montezuman/Waucoban marine limestone in the Sekwi Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Parafallotaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Parafallotaspis grata Fritz p. 28 figs. Pl. 1 figw. 1-2
1993Parafallotaspis grata Palmer and Repina p. 28

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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
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyFallotaspidoideaHupe 1953
familyFallotaspididaeHupe 1953
genusParafallotaspisFritz 1972
speciesgrata

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.

Parafallotaspis grata Fritz 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: 2009-12-21 06:28:32
Modified: 2009-12-21 08:28:32
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Montezuman to the top of the Waucoban or 520.00000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montezuman - Waucoban520.0 - 506.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Parafallotaspis grata (type locality: 156024)