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Selenopeltis inermis

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Selenopeltis inermis was named by Beyrich (1900).

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Selenopeltis inermis Beyrich pp. 109 - 112

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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
speciesinermisBeyrich 1900

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 inermis Beyrich 1900
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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: Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bohdalec to the top of the Caradoc or 457.50000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Turkey Selenopeltis inermis (192900)
Bohdalec457.5 - 445.2Czech Republic (Praha) Selenopeltis inermis (99690)