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Achlysopsis brighamensis

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae

Taxonomy
Alokistocarella brighamensis was named by Resser (1939). Its type specimen is USNM 98549 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Achlysopsis brighamensis by Sundberg (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Alokistocarella brighamensis Resser p. 53 figs. Plate 13, figs. 17, 18
2018Achlysopsis brighamensis Sundberg pp. 29 - 31 figs. Figures 21.1–21.18, 22.1–22.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyPtychopariidaeMatthew 1887
genusAchlysopsis
speciesbrighamensis()

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.

†Achlysopsis brighamensis Resser 1939
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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
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 20:00:46
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:30:51
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Delamaran or 515.30000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Utah) Alokistocarella brighamensis (75633)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Nevada) Alokistocarella brighamensis (149607)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (California) Alokistocarella brighamensis (149645)
Templetonian508.0 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Achlysopsis brighamensis (225158)