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Iputaspis

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Iputaspis McCobb and Popov p. 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyTrinucleidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyTrinucleinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusIputaspis

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. †Iputaspis McCobb and Popov 2017
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Iputaspis stepnyakensis McCobb and Popov 2017
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. M. E. McCobb and L. E. Popov 2017Fringe with E1-2, I n-1 complete; no F pits present.
E1 and E2 pits generally radially aligned with pit pairs set in sulci, but with occasional aberrant pits unpaired and out of alignment. In-1 pits radially aligned with those of In anteriorly, but posteriorly In-1 irregularly distributed and sometimes very close to In ; In pits not cut off by In-1 pits; I1 apparently complete; 2 to 3 I arcs between I1 and In-1 frontally, up to approximately 10 I arcs postero-laterally, randomly distributed. Glabella anterior greatly expanded and gently convex. Occipital ring lacks occipital spine. No lateral eye tubercles or eye ridges present. Pygidium short and wide, with width approximately three-anda-third times length; axis with five axial rings.
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: suspension feederf
Created: 2009-06-11 19:35:52
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:27:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Kazakhstan I. stepnyakensis (194848)