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Sphaerexochus latifrons

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Sphaerexochus latifrons was named by Angelin (1854).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. arcuatus, S. dimorphis, S. filius, S. lanei, S. lorum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Sphaerexochus latifrons Angelin pp. 37, 75 figs. pI. 38, fig. 15
1885Sphaerexochus latifrons Lindstrom pp. 46, 47 figs. pI. 14, fig. 17
1983Sphaerexochus latifrons Ramsköld pp. 204 - 206 figs. Plate 27, figs. 12-17; Plate 28, figs. 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilySphaerexochinaeOpik 1937
genusSphaerexochusBeyrich 1845
specieslatifronsAngelin 1854

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.

†Sphaerexochus latifrons Angelin 1854
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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
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-06-09 12:26:29
Modified: 2010-01-10 03:55:17
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Gorstian or 426.70000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Sweden (Gotland) Sphaerexochus latifrons (13561 13563 13564)