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Ancyginaspis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Ancyginaspis was named by Pribyl and Vanek (1985). Its type is Cyrtometopus priscus.

It was assigned to Cheiruridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Ancyginaspis Pribyl and Vanek
2002Ancyginaspis Jell and Adrain p. 341

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusAncyginaspisPribyl and Vanek 1985

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.

G. †Ancyginaspis Pribyl and Vanek 1985
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Ancyginaspis priscus Tjernvik 1956
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: carnivoref
Created: 2009-06-11 14:43:11
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:38:08
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Billingen or 474.80000 to 471.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Sweden Cyrtometopus priscus (192904)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Sweden (Närne) Cyrtometopus priscus (192903)