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Eurekia plectocanthus

Trilobita - Asaphida - Eurekiidae

Taxonomy
Eurekia plectocanthus was named by Loch et al. (1993). Its type specimen is GSC 97451, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Eurekia plectocanthus Loch et al. p. 511 figs. Fig. 6.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
familyEurekiidaeHupé 1953
genusEurekiaWalcott 1924
speciesplectocanthus

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.

Eurekia plectocanthus Loch et al. 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-02 14:46:41
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:46:41
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available