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Eokochaspis piochensis

Trilobita - Ptychopariida

Taxonomy
Eoptychoparia piochensis was named by Palmer and Halley (1979).

It was recombined as Eokochaspis piochensis by Sundberg and McCollum (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. granulosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Eoptychoparia piochensis Palmer and Halley p. 105 figs. Plate 7, figures 1-5
2000Eokochaspis piochensis Sundberg and McCollum p. 619 figs. Figure 12.1–12.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
suborderPtychopariinaRichter 1933
superfamilyPtychopariaceaMatthew 1887
genusEokochaspis
speciespiochensis()

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 piochensis Palmer and Halley 1979
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. A. Sundberg and L. B. McCollum 2000Cranidium moderately convex; anterior margin narrow (width 59
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 510.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Nevada) Eokochaspis piochensis (10587 69278 69279 69280) Eoptychoparia piochensis (10570 205001 205010)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (California) Eoptychoparia piochensis (205005)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Eokochaspis piochensis (9216 9233 9240 9244 9247 9254)