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Chasmops inge

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae

Taxonomy
Chasmops inge was named by Roomusoks (1953). Its type specimen is TUG 991-6 (Tr 1038), a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Toxochasmops (Toxochasmops) inge by Roomusoks (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Chasmops inge Roomusoks p. 407 figs. pl. 1 f. 1-3
1998Toxochasmops (Toxochasmops) inge Roomusoks pp. 180 - 181 figs. pl. 1 f. 11-15; pl. 5 f. 4-6

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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
familyPterygometopidaeReed 1905
subfamilyChasmopinaePillet 1954
genusChasmops
speciesingeRoomusoks 1953

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.

Chasmops inge Roomusoks 1953
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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: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 21:19:03
Modified: 2009-06-09 23:19:03
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Keila or 453.90000 to 452.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Keila453.9 - 452.8Estonia Chasmops inge (197520)