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Delops obtusicaudatus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae

Taxonomy
Phacops obtusicaudatus was named by Salter (1849) [Lectotype selected by Rickards (1965, p. 543, pl. 84, fig. 1)]. Its type specimen is SM A38682 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Delops.

It was recombined as Delops obtusicaudatus by Rickards (1965), Storey et al. (2016).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2023-02-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Phacops obtusicaudatus Salter p. 7 figs. pl. 1
1965Delops obtusicaudatus Rickards p. 543–545 figs. pl. 84, figs 1–2
2016Delops obtusicaudatus Storey et al. pp. 5 - 7 figs. A–F, ?G, H–M

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyDalmanitoideaVogdes 1890
familyDalmanitidaeVogdes 1890
genusDelopsRickards 1965
speciesobtusicaudatus(Salter 1849)

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.

Delops obtusicaudatus Salter 1849
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. J. Storey et al. 2016Genal spine short; eye extends from opposite S1 to most anterior end of L3; S2 oblique, becoming faint abaxially, weakly reaching axial furrow; S3 reaches axial furrow; 11–13 pygidial axial rings and nine pairs of pleural ribs.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:50:16
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:04:43
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Homerian or 430.60000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) Delops obtusicaudatus (229050)