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Selenopeltis gallicus gallicus

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Selenopeltis gallicus gallicus was named by Bruton and Henry (1978) [Holotype without free cheek, figured Pl.2 fig.1-2]. Its type specimen is IGR 2534, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Selenopeltis gallicus gallicus Bruton and Henry pp. 896-897 figs. Pl.1 Fig.1,4,6,8-9; Pl.2 Fig.1-6,8; text-fig.1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
genusSelenopeltisHawle and Corda 1847
speciesgallicus()
subspeciesgallicus

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.

Selenopeltis gallicus gallicus Bruton and Henry 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Adult width: 100 to < 1000g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:05:22
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:05:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009
Collections
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