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Acuticryphops prorotundus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Acuticryphops prorotundus was named by Feist and Klapper (2022) [= 1993 Nephranops sp. – Becker, p. 66.]. Its type specimen is UM-IP 894, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Combe Rolland, road-section at 1.5 km W of Vailhan, which is in a Frasnian carbonate limestone in the Coumiac Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Acuticryphops prorotundus Feist and Klapper pp. 16 - 17 figs. 5H-J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusAcuticryphopsCronier and Feist 2000
speciesprorotundus

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.

Acuticryphops prorotundus Feist and Klapper 2022
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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: carnivoresubo
Vision: limitedg
Created: 2010-01-28 04:52:30
Modified: 2010-01-28 06:52:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15France Acuticryphops prorotundus (234809)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15France (Occitanie) Acuticryphops prorotundus (type locality: 234808)