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Alanops magnificus

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Belinuridae

Taxonomy
Alanops magnificus was named by Racheboeuf et al. (2002). Its type specimen is MNHN SOT 13446, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Montceau-les-Mines (Sotty MNHN/MHNA coll), which is in a Stephanian B deltaic mudstone in France. It is the type species of Alanops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Alanops magnificus Racheboeuf et al. p. 129 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-8; pl 2, figs 1-9; pl 3, figs 1-13; text-figs 3,4
2020Alanops magnificus Lamsdell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
classXiphosura()
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
suborderBelinurina
familyBelinuridae(Zittel and Eastman 1913)
genusAlanops
speciesmagnificus

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.

Alanops magnificus Racheboeuf et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2010-02-05 01:13:59
Modified: 2010-02-22 02:35:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: Stephanian B or 301.50000 to 301.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian307.5 - 300.4France (Saône-et-Loire) Alanops magnificus (236920)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0France Alanops magnificus (type locality: 122490)