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Glyphaspis camma

Trilobita - Olenida - Asaphiscidae

Taxonomy
Asaphiscus camma was named by Walcott (1916). Its type specimen is USNM 62769-62772 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Glyphaspis camma by Resser (1935).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Asaphiscus camma Walcott p. 384 figs. pi. 60, figs. 2-2C
1935Glyphaspis camma Resser pp. 34 - 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyAsaphiscidaeRaymond 1924
genusGlyphaspisPoulson 1927
speciescamma()

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.

†Glyphaspis camma Walcott 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 03:48:56
Modified: 2009-12-19 05:48:56
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available