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Aulacopleura (Aulacopleura)

Trilobita - Proetida - Aulacopleuridae

Taxonomy
Aulacopleura (Aulacopleura) was named by Hawle and Corda (1847).

It was assigned to Aulacopleura by Hawle and Corda (1847).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Aulacopleura (Aulacopleura) Hawle and Corda

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyAulacopleuroidea(Angelin 1854)
familyAulacopleuridaeAngelin 1854
genusAulacopleuraHawle and Corda 1847
subgenusAulacopleuraHawle and Corda 1847

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.

Subg. †Aulacopleura (Aulacopleura) Hawle and Corda 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 08:02:16
Modified: 2009-06-10 10:02:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999
Collections
No collection or age range data are available