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Miraspis mira

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Odontopleura mira was named by Barrande (1846).

It was recombined as Miraspis mira by Bruton (1966), Bruton (1967), Owen and Bruton (1980), Owen (1981).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Odontopleura mira Barrande
1966Miraspis mira Bruton
1967Miraspis mira Bruton
1980Miraspis mira Owen and Bruton
1981Miraspis mira Owen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyMiraspidinaeRichter and Richter 1917
genusMiraspisRichter and Richter 1917
speciesmira(Barrande 1846)

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.

Miraspis mira Barrande 1846
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:09:49
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:16:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Homerian or 432.90000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Czechia Miraspis mira (14051 14093 14123) Miraspis sp. (14124)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) Miraspis mira (229050 229052 229059)