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Emanuelaspis (Emanuelaspis) nicolli

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Emanuelaspis (Emanuelaspis) nicolli was named by Laurie and Shergold (1996). Its type specimen is CPC 31850, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Section 705/129, which is in a Bendigonian marine limestone/siltstone in the Emanuel Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Emanuelaspis (Emanuelaspis) nicolli Laurie and Shergold p. 95 figs. Pl. 8, fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusEmanuelaspis
subgenusEmanuelaspis
speciesnicolli

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.

Emanuelaspis (Emanuelaspis) nicolli Laurie and Shergold 1996
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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Bendigonian or 474.90000 to 473.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bendigonian474.9 - 473.1Australia (Western Australia) Emanuelaspis nicolli (157158 type locality: 157160 157161)