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Primaspis (Primaspis)

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Primaspis (Primaspis) Richter and Richter
1981Primaspis (Primaspis) Owen
1991Primaspis (Primaspis) Ramsköld and Chatterton p. 362

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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
subfamilyOdontopleurinaeBurmeister 1843
genusPrimaspisRichter and Richter 1917
subgenusPrimaspisRichter and Richter 1917

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.

Subg. †Primaspis (Primaspis) Richter and Richter 1917
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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: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 14:45:19
Modified: 2009-06-09 16:45:19
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: base of the Dobrotivian to the top of the Pusgillian or 461.00000 to 449.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Liben - Late/Upper Llandeilo463.3 - 458.2Czechia Primaspis primordialis (237966)
Letna - Harnagian463.3 - 457.2Czechia Primaspis primordialis (3861)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Czechia Primaspis sp. (3859)
Vinice459.3 - 457.3Czechia Primaspis tremenda (3864)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Primaspis tremenda (3863)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Primaspis tremenda (3865)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Czechia Primaspis primordialis (3856)
Onnian - Pusgillian453.0 - 449.2Norway (Oslo) Primaspis bucculenta (163312 163419)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Norway (Skiens-Langsund) Primaspis bucculenta (73450)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Norway Primaspis bucculenta (163316)
Pusgillian - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Primaspis bucculenta (163026)