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Aglaspis spinifer

Aglaspidida - Aglaspididae

Taxonomy
Aglaspis spinifer was named by Raasch (1939). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Aglaspis spinifer Raasch
1992Aglaspis spinifer Hesselbo p. 887 figs. 5, 6, 7.1-7.7, 26
2006Aglaspis spinifer van Roy p. 341

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
superclassVicissicaudata()
orderAglaspidida(Walcott 1911)
familyAglaspididaeMiller 1877
genusAglaspisHall 1862
speciesspiniferRaasch 1939

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.

†Aglaspis spinifer Raasch 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: well-developedo
Created: 2009-02-26 11:36:42
Modified: 2009-04-21 13:43:34
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Størmer 1955, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Trempealeauan or 490.20000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Wisconsin) Aglaspis spinifer (210629)