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Mesotaphraspis bockeliei

Artiopoda - Proetida - Dimeropygidae

Taxonomy
Mesotaphraspis bockeliei was named by Bruton and Owen (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Mesotaphraspis bockeliei Bruton and Owen fig. 2,4,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyDimeropygidaeHupe 1953
genusMesotaphraspis
speciesbockelieiBruton and Owen 1979

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.

Mesotaphraspis bockeliei Bruton and Owen 1979
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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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-02-06 03:21:36
Modified: 2010-02-06 05:21:36
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Alvarez et al. 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Oandu or 452.80000 to 451.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway Mesotaphraspis bockeliei (162532)
Oandu - Rakvere452.8 - 450.5Norway (Oslo-Asker) Mesotaphraspis bockeliei (163191)