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Avefallotaspis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Fallotaspididae

Taxonomy
Avefallotaspis was named by McMenamin (2001). Its type is Avefallotaspis maria.

It was assigned to Fallotaspididae by McMenamin (2001).

Species
A. maria (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Avefallotaspis McMenamin p. 114

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

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. †Avefallotaspis McMenamin 2001
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Avefallotaspis maria McMenamin 2001
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. A. S. McMenamin 2001A fallotaspidid trilobite with a wide cephalon, wide extraocular region, a plectrum, very long and slenderly tapering genal spines, distinct border furrow, tapered glabella, and relatively long frontal lobe (IA).
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 511.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Nevada) Judomia sp. (204015)