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Chasmops marginatus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae

Taxonomy
Phacops marginata was named by Schmidt (1881).

It was recombined as Chasmops marginatus by McNamara (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Phacops marginata Schmidt pp. 104 - 105 figs. pl. 3 figs. 5-7. pl. 10 fig. 15. pl. 11 figs. 14, 15. pl. 15 figs. 31
1980Chasmops marginatus McNamara p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPterygometopidaeReed 1905
subfamilyChasmopinaePillet 1954
genusChasmops
speciesmarginatus(Schmidt 1881)

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 marginatus 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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Idavere to the top of the Johvi or 458.00000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Russian Federation Chasmops marginatus (160532)
Idavere - Johvi458.0 - 449.9Netherlands Chasmops marginatus (192065)
Johvi453.0 - 449.9Russian Federation Chasmops marginatus (167727 167739)