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Braunops obsoletus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Kayserops obsoletus was named by Gandl (1972) [= 1968 Kayserops n.sp. aff. diadema - Gandí in Carls s Gandl: p. 463.].

It was recombined as Braunops obsoletus by Lemke (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Kayserops obsoletus Gandl p. 128 figs. 128, pi. 12 figs. 1-7
1983Kayserops obsoletus Smeenk pp. 403 - 404 figs. PI. 8 figs. 7-12; text-fig. 4
2020Braunops obsoletus Lemke p. 337

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyAcastidaeDelo 1935
genusBraunops
speciesobsoletus()

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.

Braunops obsoletus Gandl 1972
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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: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:42:55
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:42:55
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 407.60000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Spain (León) Kayserops obsoletus (235101)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Spain (Aragon) Kayserops obsoletus (40403)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Spain (Palencia) Kayserops obsoletus (40349)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3France (Alsace) Kayserops obsoletus (40505)