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Valdaites limatus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Pseudasaphus limatus was named by Jaanusson (1953).

It was recombined as Valdaites limatus by Balashova (1976); it was recombined as Pseudoasaphus limatus by Jaanusson (1953) and Nikolaisen (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Pseudasaphus limatus Jaanusson p. 421 figs. pl. 3 f. 6-7
1953Pseudoasaphus limatus Jaanusson p. 421 figs. pl. 3 f. 6-7
1976Valdaites limatus Balashova p. 38
1979Pseudasaphus limatus Wängberg-Eriksson
1983Pseudoasaphus limatus Nikolaisen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusValdaitesBalashova 1976
specieslimatus()

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.

Valdaites limatus Jaanusson 1953
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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aseri to the top of the Kukruse or 463.50000 to 456.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aseri463.5 - 460.9Norway Pseudasaphus limatus (166530)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarna) Pseudasaphus limatus (157358)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Oslo Asker) Pseudasaphus limatus (164145)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarne) Pseudasaphus limatus (162389)