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Drotops armatus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Taxonomy
Drotops armatus was named by Struve (1990). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Alnif, which is in an Eifelian carbonate limestone in the Taboumakhlouf Formation of Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Drotops armatus Struve

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
RankNameAuthor
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPhacopidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPhacopinaeHawle and Corda 1847
tribeGeesopiniStruve 1984
genusDrotopsStruve 1990
speciesarmatusStruve 1990

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.

Drotops armatus Struve 1990
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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: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:21:11
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:24:24
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Eifelian or 390.50000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eifelian390.5 - 387.95Morocco (Maider) Drotops armatus (234962)