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Turantyx fritschi

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Areia fritschi was named by Barrande (1872). It is the type species of Turantyx.

It was recombined as Turantyx fritschi by Pribyl et al. (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Areia fritschi Barrande
1985Turantyx fritschi Pribyl et al.

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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
genusTurantyx
speciesfritschi(Barrande 1872)

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.

†Turantyx fritschi Barrande 1872
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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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dobrotivian or 461.00000 to 459.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Czechia (Central Bohemia) Areia fritschi (192908)