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Frognaspis stoermeri

Trilobita - Ityophoridae

Taxonomy
Frognaspis stoermeri was named by Nikolaisen (1965). It is the type species of Frognaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Frognaspis stoermeri Nikolaisen pp. 239-44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
familyItyophoridae
genusFrognaspisNikolaisen 1965
speciesstoermeriNikolaisen 1965

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.

†Frognaspis stoermeri Nikolaisen 1965
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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: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-04 12:32:20
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:28:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Oandu to the top of the Nabala or 453.00000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Norway Frognaspis stoermeri (163187)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway (Ringerike) Frognaspis stoermeri (162221)