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Calyptaulax strasburgensis

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae

Taxonomy
Calliops strasburgensis was named by Ulrich and Delo (1940).

It was synonymized subjectively with Calyptaulax annulata by Shaw (1974); it was recombined as Calyptaulax strasburgensis by Jacobs and Carlucci (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Calliops strasburgensis Ulrich and Delo
2019Calyptaulax strasburgensis Jacobs and Carlucci p. 1112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPterygometopidaeReed 1905
subfamilyEomonorachinaePillet 1954
genusCalyptaulaxCooper 1930
speciesstrasburgensis(Ulrich and Delo 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.

Calyptaulax strasburgensis Ulrich and Delo 1940
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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
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:49:12
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:49:12
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Harrington et al. 1959, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Chatfieldian or 457.30000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Virginia) Calyptaulax strasburgensis (235398 235399 235400)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Calliops strasburgensis (73341 164447)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Calyptaulax strasburgensis (24628)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Calyptaulax strasburgensis (34545)