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Spergenaspis

Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Spergenaspis was named by Brezinski (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: C l Sepkoski's reference number: ZR88]. Its type is Spergenaspis salemi.

It was assigned to Linguaphillipsiinae by Brezinski (1987); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); to Proetidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); to Phillipsiidae by Brezinski (2007); and to Weaniinae by Brezinski (2025).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Spergenaspis Brezinski pp. 247 - 248
2002Spergenaspis Jell and Adrain p. 477
2002Sperginaspis Sepkoski
2007Spergenaspis Brezinski p. 744
2025Spergenaspis Brezinski p. 157

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
subfamilyWeaniinaeOwens 1983
genusSpergenaspisBrezinski 1987

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.

G. †Spergenaspis Brezinski 1987
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Spergenaspis easleyi Brezinski 1987
Spergenaspis mauvaisensis Hessler 1965
Spergenaspis salemi Brezinski 1987
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. K. Brezinski 1987Smooth isopygous genus with cranidium possessing a broad con- cave-up fixigenae, bell-shaped glabella, broader behind y than in front of it, and large palpebral lobes, located at the base of the glabella. Pygidium smooth with wide border flange; ribs divided by pleural furrow into bands of equal width.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:34:58
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:34:58
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Kinderhookian to the top of the Meramecian or 358.86000 to 335.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Missouri) S. easleyi (229176)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Indiana) S. salemi (229175)