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Fallotaspis typica

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Fallotaspididae

Taxonomy
Fallotaspis typica was named by Hupé (1953). Its type specimen is MNN G.26, Paris and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Fallotaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Fallotaspis typica Hupé p. 131 figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 2
1993Fallotaspis typica Palmer and Repina p. 27
1996Fallotaspis typica Geyer p. 164 figs. Fig. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyFallotaspidoideaHupe 1953
familyFallotaspididaeHupe 1953
genusFallotaspis
speciestypicaHupé 1953

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.

Fallotaspis typica Hupé 1953
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Geyer 1996A species of Fa//otaspis with the following characteristics: Glabella weakly tapers for- ward; occipital ring with weil defined anterolateral nodes and extended into a moderately strong terminal spine; ocular Iobes short, posterior tips opposite LI in adult specimens; extraocular area wide ; thoracic tergites 4 to 13 with conspicuous median Spines on axial rings.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-21 06:28:32
Modified: 2009-12-21 08:28:32
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Morocco (Ant-Atlas) Fallotaspis typica (232863)