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Acernaspis khatangensis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Phacops khatangensis was named by Weber (1951).

It was recombined as Acernaspis khatangensis by Ramsköld and Werdelin (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Phacops khatangensis Weber
1991Acernaspis khatangensis Ramsköld and Werdelin p. 72

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusAcernaspisCampbell 1967
specieskhatangensis(Weber 1951)

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.

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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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Rhuddanian or 443.40000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Phacops khatangensis (3342)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Phacops khatangensis (206319)