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Cnemidopyge costata

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Taxonomy
Ampyx costatus was named by Boeck (1838) [= 1835 Trilobites mammillatus, Sars, p. 335, pi. 3, fig. 4a-b, d.]. Its type specimen is PMO 56399, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cnemidopyge costatus by Nielsen (1995); it was recombined as Cnemidopyge costata by Månsson (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Ampyx costatus Boeck p. 144
1995Cnemidopyge costatus Nielsen pp. 350 - 352 figs. non 253a-i
1999Cnemidopyge costata Månsson pp. 324 - 326 figs. 8a-e

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyRaphiophoridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyRaphiophorinaeAngelin 1854
genusCnemidopygeWhittard 1955
speciescostata(Boeck 1838)

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.

Cnemidopyge costata Boeck 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-09 09:27:58
Modified: 2009-06-09 11:27:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Idavere or 458.00000 to 452.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Sweden (Skane) Ampyx costatus (80104)