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Alokistocare nasutum

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae

Taxonomy
Alokistocare nasutum was named by Rasetti (1965). Its type specimen is USNM 145019, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM 23t, which is in a Solvan/Menevian carbonate limestone in the Pleasant Hill Limestone Formation of Pennsylvania.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. carnatum, A. euchare, A. lobatum, A. mexicana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Alokistocare nasutum Rasetti p. 1010 figs. Pl. 119, fig 6-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyAlokistocaridaeResser 1939
genusAlokistocareLorenz 1906
speciesnasutum

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.

†Alokistocare nasutum Rasetti 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-02 14:41:20
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:41:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Solvan to the top of the Menevian or 508.20000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Solvan - Menevian508.2 - 499.5USA (Pennsylvania) Alokistocare nasutum (type locality: 8597)