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Maurotarion minuscula

Trilobita - Proetida - Aulacopleuridae

Taxonomy
Phillipsia minuscula was named by Hall (1876).

It was recombined as Cyphaspis minuscula by Hall and Clarke (1888); it was recombined as Maurotarion minuscula by Adrain (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Phillipsia minuscula Hall figs. pl. 20 f. 17
1888Cyphaspis minuscula Hall and Clarke pp. 140 - 142 figs. pl 20 , f. 17 ; pl 24, f. 7-12
2009Maurotarion minuscula Adrain p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyAulacopleuroidea(Angelin 1854)
familyAulacopleuridaeAngelin 1854
genusMaurotarionAlberti 1969
speciesminuscula()

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.

Maurotarion minuscula Hall 1876
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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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:39:57
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:30:16
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 410.62000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (New York) Cyphaspis minuscula (231790)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Pennsylvania) Cyphaspis minuscula (232686)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Cyphaspis minuscula (219872)