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Amecephalus jamisoni

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae

Taxonomy
Amecephalus jamisoni was named by Robison and Babcock (2011). Its type specimen is UU 10051.60, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Amecephalus jamisoni Robison and Babcock p. 22 figs. fig. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyAlokistocaridaeResser 1939
genusAmecephalusWalcott 1924
speciesjamisoni

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.

Amecephalus jamisoni Robison and Babcock 2011
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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
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-02 14:42:12
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:42:12
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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