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Selenopeltoides nodulatus

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Ceratocephala nodulata was named by Van Ingen (1901). Its type specimen is PU 57691a and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Miraspis nodulata by Ramsköld (1991); it was recombined as Selenopeltoides nodulatus by Holloway (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Ceratocephala nodulata Van Ingen p. 44 figs. textfig. 10 (in part)
1991Miraspis nodulata Ramsköld p. 177
2021Selenopeltoides nodulatus Holloway pp. 101 - 102 figs. Plate 10, Figs 15 –18, 21, 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
genusSelenopeltoidesPrantl and Pribyl 1949
speciesnodulatus(Van Ingen 1901)

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.

Selenopeltoides nodulatus Van Ingen 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:09:49
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:16:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Wenlock or 432.90000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Arkansas) Selenopeltoides nodulatus (229058)