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Calyptaulax norvegicus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae

Taxonomy
Calyptaulax norvegicus was named by Stormer (1945).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. georgei, C. planiformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Calyptaulax norvegicus Stormer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPterygometopidaeReed 1905
subfamilyEomonorachinaePillet 1954
genusCalyptaulaxCooper 1930
speciesnorvegicusStormer 1945

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.

†Calyptaulax norvegicus Stormer 1945
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:49:12
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:49:12
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Oandu to the top of the Rawtheyan or 453.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Norway (Asker) Calyptaulax norvegicus (163200)
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Norway Calyptaulax norvegicus (162530 162531 162532 163192)
Onnian453.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (England) Calyptaulax norvegicus (43729)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway Calyptaulax norvegicus (162533)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Norway (Baerum) Calyptaulax norvegicus (163197)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Norway (Skien - Langesund) Calyptaulax norvegicus (163359)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2United Kingdom (England) Calyptaulax norvegicus (42638 43739)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Norway Calyptaulax norvegicus (163313)
Pusgillian - Cautleyan449.5 - 448.8Norway Calyptaulax norvegicus (163015)
Pusgillian - Cautleyan449.5 - 448.8Norway (Asker) Calyptaulax norvegicus (163016)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Baerum) Calyptaulax norvegicus (163409)
Pusgillian - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Calyptaulax norvegicus (163026)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Norway (Oslo Asker) Calyptaulax norvegicus (163344)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Norway Calyptaulax norvegicus (163408)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Calyptaulax sp. (3675)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway Calyptaulax norvegicus (163339)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Oslo Asker) Calyptaulax norvegicus (163346)