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Anataphrus megalophrys

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Anataphrus megalophrys was named by Amati (2014). Its type specimen is OU 11866, a cephalon/head (nearly complete, testate cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Anataphrus megalophrys Amati pp. 26 - 28 figs. Pls. 22-24; Pl. 25, Figs. 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusAnataphrus
speciesmegalophrys

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.

Anataphrus megalophrys Amati 2014
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Amati 2014A species of Anataphrus with long (exsag.), wide (tr.) palpebral lobes. Pygidium long (sag.) relative to width (tr.); axial lobe weakly defined on internal molds.
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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:26:37
Modified: 2009-06-08 13:26:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available