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Acidiscus theristes

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Weymouthiidae

Taxonomy
Acidiscus theristes was named by Rushton (1966). Its type specimen is SM A 57082 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Acidiscus theristes Rushton p. 16 figs. pl.1 figs.20 a, b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderEodiscina
familyWeymouthiidaeKobayashi 1943
genusAcidiscusRasetti 1966
speciestheristes

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.

Acidiscus theristes Rushton 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-13 02:47:26
Modified: 2009-12-13 04:47:26
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Branchian or 516.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Branchian516.2 - 506.5United Kingdom (England) Acidiscus theristes (225078)