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Ectenaspis homalonotoides

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Asaphus homalonotoides was named by Walcott (1879).

It was recombined as Ectenaspis homalonotoides by Raymond (1925).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Asaphus homalonotoides Walcott p. 70
1925Ectenaspis homalonotoides Raymond p. 102 figs. Plate 4, fig. 9, 10

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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
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusEctenaspisRaymond 1920
specieshomalonotoides(Walcott 1879)

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.

Ectenaspis homalonotoides Walcott 1879
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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available