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Chasmops wesenbergensis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae

Taxonomy
Phacops (Chasmops) wesenbergensis was named by Schmidt (1881). Its type specimen is PIRASM 4248/81, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Chasmops wesenbergensis by Roomusoks (1953); it was recombined as Toxochasmops (Toxochasmops) wesenbergensis by Roomusoks (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Phacops (Chasmops) wesenbergensis Schmidt p. 115 figs. pl. 4 f. 11; pl. 5 f. 1-7; pl. 10 f. 20
1953Chasmops wesenbergensis Roomusoks p. 412
1998Toxochasmops (Toxochasmops) wesenbergensis Roomusoks p. 183 figs. pl. 3 f. 1-10; pl. 4 f. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPterygometopidaeReed 1905
subfamilyChasmopinaePillet 1954
genusChasmops
specieswesenbergensis()

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 wesenbergensis Schmidt 1881
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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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Oandu to the top of the Nabala or 452.80000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Latvia (Daugavpils) Chasmops wesenbergensis (192986)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Lithuania Chasmops wesenbergensis (192879)
Rakvere451.8 - 450.5Latvia (Daugavpils) Chasmops wesenbergensis (192987)
Rakvere451.8 - 450.5Belarus Chasmops wesenbergensis (192885)
Rakvere451.8 - 450.5Lithuania Chasmops wesenbergensis (192880 195473 207214)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Latvia (Daugavpils) Chasmops wesenbergensis (192988)