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Apatokephalus rugosus

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Remopleurididae

Taxonomy
Apatokephalus rugosus was named by Tortello and Esteban (2016). Its type specimen is MLP 35322, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Apatokephalus rugosus Tortello and Esteban p. 946 figs. Fig. 12.7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyRemopleurididaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusApatokephalusBrögger 1896
speciesrugosus

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.

Apatokephalus rugosus Tortello and Esteban 2016
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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: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 09:02:00
Modified: 2009-06-08 11:04:24
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tremadocian or 486.85000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Argentina Apatokephalus rugosus (208287 208288 208290)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Argentina (Salta) Apatokephalus rugosus (208300 208301 208304)