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Miraspis cornuta

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Odontopleura cornuta was named by Beyrich (1846).

It was recombined as Miraspis cornuta by Beyrich (1846), Bruton (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Miraspis cornuta Beyrich
1966Miraspis cornuta Bruton

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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
speciescornuta(Beyrich 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 cornuta Beyrich 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 Porkuni to the top of the Rhuddanian or 445.20000 to 440.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) Miraspis cornuta (163461)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Wales) Miraspis cornuta (50281)