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Echidnops taphomimus (trilobite)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Echidnops taphomimus was named by Rustan and Balseiro (2016). It is not extant. Its type locality is Las Aguaditas Creek, which is in a Lochkovian deep subtidal shelf limestone/mudstone in the Talacasto Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Echidnops taphomimus Rustan and Balseiro p. 1101 figs. 2.1-2.13, 3.1-3.10, 4.1-4.13, 5.1-5.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusEchidnopsSandford 2002
speciestaphomimus

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.

Echidnops taphomimus Rustan and Balseiro 2016 [trilobite]
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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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Argentina (San Juan) Echidnops taphomimus (type locality: 193477)