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Struveaspis maroccanica

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Struveaspis maroccanica was named by Alberti (1970). Its type specimen is CGMTA331, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Struveaspis maroccanica Alberti

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusStruveaspisReed 1905
speciesmaroccanicaAlberti 1970

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.

Struveaspis maroccanica Alberti 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czechia Struveaspis maroccanica (10470)
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czechia Struveaspis maroccanica (12148)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Morocco Struveaspis maroccanica (27149 27150 214952 214954 214958 214959)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia (Barrandia) Struveaspis maroccanica (12041 12252)