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Ratinkaspis bifurcatus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Cheirurus bifurcatus was named by Barrande (1852). It is the type species of Ratinkaspis.

It was recombined as Ratinkaspis bifurcatus by Pribyl and Vanek (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Cheirurus bifurcatus Barrande
1977Ratinkaspis bifurcatus Pribyl and Vanek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusRatinkaspisPribyl and Vanek 1977
speciesbifurcatus(Barrande 1852)

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.

Ratinkaspis bifurcatus Barrande 1852
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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: 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
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