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Eokosovopeltis currajongensis

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Styginidae

Taxonomy
Eokosovopeltis currajongensis was named by Edgecombe and Webby (2007). Its type specimen is AM F132442, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Currajong Park Homestead, which is in an Eastonian deep subtidal shelf siltstone in the Gunningbland Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Eokosovopeltis currajongensis Edgecombe and Webby p. 261 figs. Fig 4E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyStyginidaeVogdes 1890
subfamilyScutelluinaeRichter and Richter 1955
genusEokosovopeltisPribyl and Vanek 1972
speciescurrajongensis

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.

Eokosovopeltis currajongensis Edgecombe and Webby 2007
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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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 23:37:50
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:37:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Eastonian or 452.30000 to 449.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Jiangxi) Eokosovopeltis currajongensis (210138)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) Eokosovopeltis currajongensis (type locality: 188479)