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Illtydaspis aphylla

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Illtydaspis aphylla was named by Fritz (1991). Its type specimen is GSC 91853, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Collection 90671, which is in a Dyeran marine limestone in the Illtyd Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Illtydaspis aphylla Fritz p. 30 figs. Pl. 13, figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusIlltydaspis
speciesaphylla

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.

†Illtydaspis aphylla Fritz 1991
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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
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 20:00:46
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:30:51
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Yukon Territory) Illtydaspis aphylla (type locality: 156234)