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Selenopeltis gallica

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Selenopeltis gallicus was named by Bruton and Henry (1978). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Selenopeltis gallica by Bruton (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Selenopeltis gallicus Bruton and Henry
2008Selenopeltis gallica Bruton pp. 9 - 10 figs. 1A, H-I, 3L, O

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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
genusSelenopeltisHawle and Corda 1847
speciesgallica()

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.

Selenopeltis gallica Bruton and Henry 1978
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Selenopeltis gallicus irroratus Bruton and Henry 1978
Selenopeltis gallicus gallicus Bruton and Henry 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Adult width: 100 to < 1000g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:05:22
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:05:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Dobrotivian or 461.00000 to 459.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2France Selenopeltis gallicus (174537)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Cuidad Real) Selenopeltis gallica (166760) Selenopeltis gallicus (20891)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7France (Ille-et-Vilaine) Selenopeltis gallicus (20883)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7France Selenopeltis gallicus (174536)