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Falanaspis

Artiopoda - Trinucleida - Alsataspididae

Taxonomy
Falanaspis was named by Tjernvik (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l]. Its type is Falanaspis aliena.

It was assigned to Alsataspididae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
F. aliena (type species), F. extensa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Falanaspis Tjernvik
2002Falanaspis Jell and Adrain p. 375
2002Falanapis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyAlsataspididaeTurner 1940
genusFalanaspisTjernvik 1956

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.

G. †Falanaspis Tjernvik 1956
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Falanaspis aliena Tjernvik 1956
Falanaspis extensa Fortey 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: blindg
Created: 2010-01-26 04:32:20
Modified: 2010-01-26 06:32:20
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Varangu to the top of the Arenig or 483.80000 to 468.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) F. extensa (106472 106475)
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3Sweden Falanapis sp. (3195)
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3Norway (Ringerike) F. aliena (190967)
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3Norway (Eiker-Sandsvær) F. aliena (190879 190883 190884 190916 190978)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Norway (Ringerike) F. aliena (190966)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Sweden (Västergötland) F. aliena (190969)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Norway F. aliena (190968)
Varangu483.8 - 482.9Sweden F. aliena (172663)
Varangu483.8 - 482.9Norway (Oslo) F. aliena (3183)
Hunneberg482.9 - 475.6Sweden Falanapis aliena (3194)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Sweden Falanapis sp. (3199 3246)
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) F. extensa (106473)
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Sweden F. aliena (198233)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Norway (Spitsbergen) F. extensa (106476)