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Valdaites

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Valdaites was named by Balashova (1976). Its type is Ptychopyge aciculata.

It was assigned to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Valdaites Balashova
2002Valdaites Jell and Adrain p. 457

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusValdaitesBalashova 1976

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. †Valdaites Balashova 1976
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†Valdaites aciculatus Angelin 1854
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Invalid names: Asaphus densistriatus Törnquist 1884 [synonym], Asaphus undulatus Steinhardt 1874 [synonym]
†Valdaites limatus Jaanusson 1953
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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aseri to the top of the Kukruse or 464.30000 to 456.80000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aseri464.3 - 461.4Norway Pseudasaphus limatus (166530)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Kalmar) Pseudasaphus aciculatus (166533)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden Pseudasaphus aciculatus (166336 166376 166444 166531)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Öland) Pseudasaphus aciculatus (166534)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Jämtland) Pseudasaphus aciculatus (166594)
Aseri - Lasnamagi464.3 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) Pseudasaphus aciculatus (166335)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Siljan) Pseudoasaphus aciculatus (2943 192378)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) Pseudoasaphus aciculatus (192032 192033 192382)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarna) Pseudasaphus limatus (157358)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Oslo Asker) Pseudasaphus limatus (164145)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarne) Pseudasaphus limatus (162389)