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Radiopyge heratensis

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Neocalmonia (Radiopyge) heratensis was named by Farsan (1981). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bed 15 of the Robat-e-Pai section, which is in a Givetian/Frasnian marine limestone in Afghanistan. It is the type species of Neocalmonia (Radiopyge).

It was recombined as Radiopyge heratensis by Morzadec et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Neocalmonia (Radiopyge) heratensis Farsan
2002Radiopyge heratensis Morzadec et al. p. 147

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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
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyAcastidaeDelo 1935
subfamilyAsteropyginaeDelo 1935
genusRadiopyge(Farsan 1981)
speciesheratensis(Farsan 1981)

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.

Radiopyge heratensis Farsan 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:42:55
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:42:55
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

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

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Afghanistan (Herat) Neocalmonia heratensis (type locality: 70144)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Afghanistan (Herat) Neocalmonia heratensis (70146 70147 70150 70155)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Iran Radiopyge heratensis (223344)