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Iputaspis stepnyakensis

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae

Taxonomy
Iputaspis stepnyakensis was named by McCobb and Popov (2017). Its type specimen is NMW 2015.31G.29, a cephalon/head (Internal mould of lower lamella of fringe), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is F-524 - Section north of Lake Atansor, which is in a Katian marine limestone in the Mayatas Formation of Kazakhstan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Iputaspis stepnyakensis McCobb and Popov p. 40 figs. 5, 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyTrinucleidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyTrinucleinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusIputaspis
speciesstepnyakensis

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.

Iputaspis stepnyakensis McCobb and Popov 2017
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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: 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 453.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Kazakhstan Iputaspis stepnyakensis (type locality: 194848)