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Acernaspis (Eskaspis) sufferta

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Eophacops sufferta was named by Lamont (1947). Its type specimen is IGS 1034 [neotype designated by Clarkson et al 1977] and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Acernaspis (Eskaspis).

It was recombined as Acernaspis (Eskaspis) sufferta by Clarkson et al. (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Eophacops sufferta Lamont
1977Acernaspis (Eskaspis) sufferta Clarkson et al. p. 125

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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
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusAcernaspisCampbell 1967
subgenusEskaspis
speciessufferta(Lamont 1947)

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 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Acernaspis sufferta (23297 23299 23301 23302 23308 170694 188545)