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Primaspis multispinosa

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Primaspis multispinosa was named by Bruton (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. caractaci, P. semievoluta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Primaspis multispinosa Bruton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyOdontopleurinaeBurmeister 1843
genusPrimaspisRichter and Richter 1917
speciesmultispinosa

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.

†Primaspis multispinosa Bruton 1965
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Uhaku to the top of the Lasnamagi or 459.70000 to 459.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uhaku - Lasnamagi459.7 - 459.7Norway (Nes-Hamar) Primaspis multispinosa (163466)