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Nephranops (Nephranops)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Nephranops (Nephranops) was named by Richter and Richter (1926). Its type is Phacops (Trimerocephalus) incisus.

It was assigned to Nephranops by Richter and Richter (1926).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Nephranops (Nephranops) Richter and Richter

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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
genusNephranops
subgenusNephranops(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.

Subg. †Nephranops (Nephranops) Richter and Richter 1926
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Invalid names: Perliproetus muensteri Richter 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: limitedg
Created: 2010-01-27 01:06:32
Modified: 2010-01-27 03:06:32
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Early/Lower Famennian or 376.10000 to 370.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6France (Hérault) Nephranops angerae (234555)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Germany Nephranops incisus (223514 223515 223516)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Morocco Nephranops incisus (223517)