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Sphaerophthalmus arcus

Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Sphaerophthalmus arcus Høyberget and Bruton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyLeptoplastinaeAngelin 1854
genusSphaerophthalmusAngelin 1854
speciesarcus

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.

Sphaerophthalmus arcus Høyberget and Bruton 2012
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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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:16:45
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:27:27
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Merioneth or 497.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Oslo-Asker) Sphaerophthalmus arcus (190339)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Oslo Asker) Sphaerophthalmus arcus (190289)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway Sphaerophthalmus arcus (190338)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Østlandet) Sphaerophthalmus arcus (190328)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Røyken) Sphaerophthalmus arcus (190335 190336)