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Toxochasmops (Schmidtops) proavus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Toxochasmops (Schmidtops) proavus Roomusoks

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
RankNameAuthor
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPterygometopidaeReed 1905
subfamilyChasmopinaePillet 1954
genusToxochasmopsMcNamara 1979
subgenusSchmidtops
speciesproavus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:42:15
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:28:20
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Keila to the top of the Johvi or 453.90000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Keila453.9 - 453.0Estonia Toxochasmops proavus (168654)
Johvi453.0 - 449.9Estonia (Harju) Toxochasmops proavus (166060)
Johvi453.0 - 449.9Estonia Toxochasmops proavus (161142 166051 166057 168491 168556 168561 168731 169015 169017 169042)
Johvi453.0 - 449.9Estonia (Lääne) Toxochasmops proavus (87270)
Johvi453.0 - 449.9Estonia (Ida-Viru) Toxochasmops proavus (169024)
Johvi453.0 - 449.9Estonia (Lääne-Viru) Toxochasmops proavus (168408)