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Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Fallotaspididae

Taxonomy
Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis was named by Hupé (1953). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is F1, Tazemmourt Section, lower Amouslek bioherms, which is in an Atdabanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Amouslek Formation of Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis Hupé pp. 127-128 figs. text-figs. 16 , 17 , 20, 6SE, PI. I, figs . 1-8 , PI. II , fig . 5 [sic!].
1996Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis Geyer pp. 167 - 169 figs. Figs. 14, 21 , I, 2 1,4 , 36, I, 36,3, 36 ,4, 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyFallotaspidoideaHupe 1953
familyFallotaspididaeHupe 1953
genusFallotaspis
speciestazemmourtensisHupé 1953

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Geyer 1996A species of Fallotaspis with the glabella weakly tapering forward· occipital ring with weil defined anterolateral nodes, without terminal spine; ocular Iobes moderately long, posterior tips op- posite anterior margin af occipital ring in adult speci- mens; extraacular areas comparatively narrow · anterior and lateral border furrows form shallow, poorly de- fined furrows ; proximal parts af anterior and lateral border with shallow depression; posterolateral cephalic margins almost parallel ; thoracic tergites with rather small axial nades.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-21 06:28:32
Modified: 2009-12-21 08:28:32
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Morocco Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis (type locality: 80900 233945)