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Cnemidopyge bisecta

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Taxonomy
Ampyx bisectus was named by Elles (1940). Its type specimen is SMA 10.073, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cnemidopyge bisecta by Whittard (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Ampyx bisectus Elles
1955Cnemidopyge bisecta Whittard

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyRaphiophoridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyRaphiophorinaeAngelin 1854
genusCnemidopygeWhittard 1955
speciesbisecta(Elles 1940)

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.

Cnemidopyge bisecta Elles 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-09 09:27:58
Modified: 2009-06-09 11:27:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Caradoc or 458.40000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5United Kingdom Cnemidopyge bisecta (234031)