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Roksaspis longifrons

Trilobita - Olenida - Parabolinoididae

Taxonomy
Roksaspis longifrons was named by Ludvigsen et al. (1989). Its type specimen is GSC 70233, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Roksaspis longifrons Ludvigsen et al. p. 22 figs. Pl. 12, fig. 12-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyParabolinoididaeLochman 1956
genusRoksaspis
specieslongifrons

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.

†Roksaspis longifrons Ludvigsen et al. 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-13 23:05:14
Modified: 2009-12-14 01:05:14
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Sunwaptan or 493.50000 to 488.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Roksaspis longifrons (81288)