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Selenopeltis inermis angusticeps

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Selenopeltis inermis angusticeps was named by Dean (1967). Its type specimen is It.1195 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Selenopeltis angusticeps by Wagner (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Selenopeltis inermis angusticeps Dean p. 121 figs. pl. 10 figs, 1?, 4, 6?, 7, 8
2020Selenopeltis angusticeps Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
genusSelenopeltisHawle and Corda 1847
speciesinermisBeyrich 1900
subspeciesangusticeps

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: 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: Caradoc or 458.20000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Türkiye Selenopeltis inermis (192900)