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Priceaspis (Priceaspis)

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Priceaspis (Priceaspis) was named by Legg (1976). Its type is Priceaspis (Priceaspis) opiki.

It was assigned to Priceaspis by Legg (1976).

Subtaxa
Priceaspis (Priceaspis) opiki (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Priceaspis oepiki, Priceaspis rochei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Priceaspis (Priceaspis) Legg p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusPriceaspis
subgenusPriceaspis

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. †Priceaspis (Priceaspis) Legg 1976
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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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Arenig or 478.60000 to 466.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Australia (Western Australia) Priceaspis opiki (236057)