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Eokochaspis longspina

Trilobita - Ptychopariida

Taxonomy
Eokochaspis longspina was named by Sundberg and McCollum (2000). Its type specimen is USNM 497899, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Eokochaspis longspina Sundberg and McCollum pp. 616 - 617 figs. Figure 10.1–10.11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
suborderPtychopariinaRichter 1933
superfamilyPtychopariaceaMatthew 1887
genusEokochaspis
specieslongspina

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.

Eokochaspis longspina Sundberg and McCollum 2000
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. A. Sundberg and L. B. McCollum 2000Cranidium moderately convex; anterior margin moderately wide (width 84
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: deposit feedersubo
Created: 2012-08-27 22:20:36
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:20:36
Source: subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Solvan to the top of the Delamaran or 508.20000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Eokochaspis longspina (69399 69401 69403)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Eokochaspis longspina (9245 9249 9256)