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Acuticryphops klapperi

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Acuticryphops klapperi was named by Feist et al. (2009). Its type specimen is WAM 07.294, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 08. Lower Phacopid Gully, which is in a Frasnian perireef or subreef limestone in the Virgin Hills Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Acuticryphops klapperi Feist et al. pp. 27 - 28 fig. 5r–z

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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
genusAcuticryphopsCronier and Feist 2000
speciesklapperi

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.

Acuticryphops klapperi Feist et al. 2009
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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: limitedg
Created: 2010-01-28 04:52:30
Modified: 2010-01-28 06:52:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy 2009

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 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Acuticryphops klapperi (223168 type locality: 223207 223208)