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Valdariops angustus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae

Taxonomy
Valdariops angustus was named by Rõõmusoks (2000) [Holotype previously identified as Phacops (Chasmops) eichwaldi ]. Its type specimen is ELM g 149:486, a cephalon/head, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Kernu quarry, which is in a Vormsi marine horizon in the Kõrgessaare Formation of Estonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Valdariops angustus Rõõmusoks p. 37

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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
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPterygometopidaeReed 1905
subfamilyChasmopinaePillet 1954
genusValdariops
speciesangustus

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.

Valdariops angustus Rõõmusoks 2000
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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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rakvere to the top of the Vormsi or 451.80000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rakvere451.8 - 450.5Russian Federation Valdariops angustus (160534)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia Valdariops angustus (168402 168529 168759)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Harju) Valdariops angustus (161215 type locality: 174109)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Lääne) Valdariops angustus (87307)