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Cyphaspis globosus

Trilobita - Proetida - Otarionidae

Taxonomy
Cyphaspis globosus was named by Bradley (1930).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. buchbergeri, C. lowei, C. munii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Cyphaspis globosus Bradley p. 262 figs. pl. 29 f. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyAulacopleuroidea(Angelin 1854)
familyOtarionidaeRichter and Richter 1926
tribeOtarioniniRichter and Richter 1926
genusCyphaspisBurmeister 1843
speciesglobosus

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.

†Cyphaspis globosus Bradley 1930
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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: deposit feedero
Created: 2012-08-27 22:22:34
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:22:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Trentonian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) Cyphaspis globosus (154952)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Missouri) Cyphaspis globosus (89024)