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Gondwanaspis harborti

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Ceratocephala (Leonaspis) harborti was named by Richter and Richter (1926). Its type specimen is GZG IN 010098 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Acanthaloma harborti by Maximova (1960); it was recombined as Dudleyaspis harborti by Hahn and Hahn (1975); it was recombined as Gondwanaspis harborti by Feist and McNamara (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Ceratocephala (Leonaspis) harborti Richter and Richter pp. 107 – 109 figs. pl. 7, fig. 17
1960Acanthaloma harborti Maximova p. 69
1975Dudleyaspis harborti Hahn and Hahn p. 73 figs. pl. 1, fig. 3
2007Gondwanaspis harborti Feist and McNamara pp. 792 - 793 figs. 5m, p–s

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyAcidaspidinaeSalter 1864
genusGondwanaspis
speciesharborti(Richter and Richter 1926)

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.

Gondwanaspis harborti Richter and Richter 1926
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Feist and K. J. McNamara 2007Lateral glabellar lobes relatively well defined for genus; 3p small; eye lobes set closer to posterior border than to anterolateral border; eye ridges converge at relatively low angle; posterior border furrow deep; genal angle weakly advanced; genal spine is moderately recurved; prosopon of dense, relatively coarse tuberculation.
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: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:09:49
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:16:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15France (Alsace) Dudleyaspis harborti (38675 223518)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Germany Gondwanaspis harborti (223214)