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Gignopeltis

Trilobita - Proetida - Bathyuridae

Taxonomy
Gignopeltis was named by Raymond (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: O l]. Its type is Dolichometopus rarus.

It was assigned to Bathyuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Trilobita by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Gignopeltis Raymond
2002Gignopeltis Jell and Adrain p. 378
2002Gigmpeltis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyBathyuridaeWalcott 1886
genusGignopeltisRaymond 1924

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.

G. †Gignopeltis Raymond 1924
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Gignopeltis rarus Billings 1865
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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:31:34
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:31:34
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Blackhillsian or 477.10000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean - Blackhillsian481.7 - 471.3Canada (Newfoundland) G. rarus (196385)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Canada (Ontario) G. rarus (173861)