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Parkaspis drumensis

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Zacanthoididae

Taxonomy
Parkaspis drumensis was named by Sundberg (1994). Its type specimen is LACMIP 11749, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Parkaspis drumensis Sundberg pp. 43 - 46 figs. Figure 28

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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
familyZacanthoididaeSwinnerton 1915
genusParkaspisRasetti 1951
speciesdrumensis

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.

Parkaspis drumensis Sundberg 1994
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. A. Sundberg 1994Parkaspis with cranidium with slightly expanding frontal lobe (110-120%), non- recurved posterior area of fixigenae, convex ante- rior border. Pygidium with short sagittal length (50- 60% width), moderately tapering axis, no axial nodes, short pygidial spines. Smooth exoskeleton.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 19:40:14
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:40:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Parkaspis drumensis (134248 134249 134251 134252 134253 134254 134255)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Utah) Parkaspis drumensis (10565 134068 134069 134070 134111 134112 134113 134114 134115 134116 134117)