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Houseops ocellatus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Trimerocephalus ocellatus was named by Perna (1915).

It was recombined as Houseops ocellatus by Feist et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Trimerocephalus ocellatus Perna
2009Houseops ocellatus Feist et al. p. 14

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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
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusHouseops
speciesocellatus(Perna 1915)

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.

Houseops ocellatus Perna 1915
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available