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Eoisotelus orientalis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Eoisotelus orientalis was named by Wang (1938) [Lectotype selected by Zhou and Fortey 1986]. Its type specimen is NI 6313 (lectotype), a cephalon/head (crabidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Eoisotelus orientalis Wang
1950Eoisotelus mathieui Chang
1950Eoisotelus suni Chang

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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
genusEoisotelusWang 1938
speciesorientalisWang 1938

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.

Eoisotelus orientalis Wang 1938
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Invalid names: Eoisotelus mathieui Chang 1950 [synonym], Eoisotelus suni Chang 1950 [synonym]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Whiterockian or 486.50000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Heibei Provence) Eoisotelus orientalis (157279)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3China (Heibei Provence) Eoisotelus orientalis (157260 157266)