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Ceratopyge mareki

Trilobita - Asaphida - Ceratopygidae

Taxonomy
Ceratopyge mareki was named by Mergl (1984). Its type specimen is NM L 38496, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Ceratopyge mareki Mergl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyCeratopygidaeRaymond 1913
genusCeratopygeHawle and Corda 1847
speciesmarekiMergl 1984

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.

Ceratopyge mareki Mergl 1984
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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
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 09:22:35
Modified: 2009-06-09 11:22:35
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Tremadoc or 486.50000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Czech Republic Ceratopyge mareki (223845)