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Ampyxella aculeata

Artiopoda - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Taxonomy
Ampyxella aculeata was named by Angelin (1854).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. edgelli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Ampyxella aculeata Angelin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyRaphiophoridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyRaphiophorinaeAngelin 1854
genusAmpyxellaDean 1960
speciesaculeataAngelin 1854

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.

†Ampyxella aculeata Angelin 1854
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-13 23:10:26
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:27:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Oandu to the top of the Nabala or 452.80000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway (Oslo-Asker) Ampyxella aculeata (162529)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway Ampyxella aculeata (162530 162531 162532 163192)
Oandu - Rakvere452.8 - 450.5Norway (Oslo-Asker) Ampyxella aculeata (163191)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway (Baerum) Ampyxella aculeata (163195)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway (Oslo) Ampyxella aculeata (163190)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway Ampyxella aculeata (162533 163189)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Norway (Baerum) Ampyxella aculeata (163197)