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Eccoptochile clavigera

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Cheirurus claviger was named by Beyrich (1845). It is the type species of Eccoptochile.

It was recombined as Eccoptochile claviger by Hawle and Corda (1847); it was recombined as Eccoptochile clavigera by Gapp et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Cheirurus claviger Beyrich
1847Eccoptochile claviger Hawle and Corda
2012Eccoptochile clavigera Gapp et al. pp. Table 1

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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
subfamilyEccoptochilinaeLane 1971
genusEccoptochileHawle and Corda 1847
speciesclavigera(Beyrich 1845)

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.

Eccoptochile clavigera Beyrich 1845
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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: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-06-10 07:32:54
Modified: 2010-01-13 05:35:45
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Dobrotivian to the top of the Harnagian or 461.00000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Letna - Harnagian463.3 - 457.2Czech Republic Eccoptochile clavigera (3861)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Portugal Eccoptochile clavigera (20957)
Berounian - Harnagian459.7 - 457.2Czech Republic Eccoptochile clavigera (155058)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Spain (Caceres and Cuidad Real) Eccoptochile clavigera (21047)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czech Republic Eccoptochile clavigera (3865)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Spain Eccoptochile clavigera (230076)