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Houseops canningensis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Houseops canningensis was named by Feist et al. (2009). Its type specimen is WAM 07.266, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Houseops canningensis Feist et al. pp. 16 - 18 figs. 3m-z

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusHouseops
speciescanningensis

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 canningensis Feist et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Feist et al. 2009Cephalon broad with wide posterior genae moderately sloping at genal angle; eye in high position, distant from posterior and anterolateral borders, anteriorly inclined; anterior genae flat, steeply inclined, without border furrow. Anterior border sharp-edged, ventral side of median border flat. Pygidium transverse with posteriorly pointed axis widely separated from border.
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