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Fritchaspis montagnei

Artiopoda - Harpetida - Harpetidae

Taxonomy
Harpes montagnei was named by Hawle and Corda (1847). It is the type species of Fritchaspis.

It was recombined as Lioharpes montagnei by Hawle and Corda (1847), Ebach and McNamara (2002); it was recombined as Fritchaspis montagnei by Johnson (2024).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Lioharpes montagnei Hawle and Corda
1954Harpes perneri Prantl and Pribyl
2002Lioharpes montagnei Ebach and McNamara
2024Fritchaspis montagnei Johnson p. 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderHarpetida(Whittington 1959)
familyHarpetidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusFritchaspisVanek 1963
speciesmontagnei(Hawle and Corda 1847)

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.

Fritchaspis montagnei Hawle and Corda 1847
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Invalid names: Harpes perneri Prantl and Pribyl 1954 [synonym]
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: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2010-02-08 06:44:20
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:28:06
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czechia Harpes perneri (10470)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia (Barrandia) Harpes perneri (12041) Lioharpes montagnei (12040)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Hessen) Lioharpes montagnei (229648)