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Ogygopsis klotzi

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Dorypygidae

Taxonomy
Ogygia klotzi was named by Rominger (1887). It is the type species of Ogygopsis.

It was recombined as Ogygopsis klotzi by Walcott (1889), Walcott (1916).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. batis, O. klotsi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Ogygia klotzi Rominger pp. 12, 13 figs. Pl. i, fig. 1
1889Ogygopsis klotzi Walcott p. 446
1916Ogygopsis klotzi Walcott p. 377 figs. Plate 66, figs, 1, 1a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderCorynexochinaKobayashi 1935
familyDorypygidaeKobayashi 1935
genusOgygopsis
speciesklotzi(Rominger 1887)

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.

†Ogygopsis klotzi Rominger 1887
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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: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 21:45:52
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:36:48
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Marjumian or 515.30000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (California) Ogygopsis klotzi (222065)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Ogygopsis klotzi (121959)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Pennsylvania) Ogygopsis klotzi (7864 7866)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Ogygopsis klotzi (10831 10850)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) Ogygopsis klotzi (188664)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Greenland Ogygopsis klotzi (10479 10480 10481)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Ogygopsis klotzi (215)
Drumian - Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Mexico Ogygopsis klotzi (236876)