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Camaraspis convexus

Artiopoda - Olenida - Pterocephaliidae

Taxonomy
Camaraspis convexa was named by Whitfield (1878).

It was corrected as Camaraspis convexus by Yochelson and Webers (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Camaraspis convexa Whitfield
2006Camaraspis convexus Yochelson and Webers

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyPterocephaliidaeKobayashi 1935
genusCamaraspisUlrich and Resser 1924
speciesconvexus(Whitfield 1878)

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.

†Camaraspis convexus Whitfield 1878
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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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 08:41:51
Modified: 2009-06-09 10:41:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Steptoean to the top of the Sunwaptan or 497.00000 to 488.90000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5Canada (Alberta) Camaraspis convexa (54076 54078)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Pennsylvania) Camaraspis convexa (156642 156644 156657 156658 156674 156675)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Minnesota) Agraulus hemisphericus (156300)
Steptoean - Sunwaptan497.0 - 488.9Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Camaraspis convexa (195676)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Missouri) Camaraspis convexa (9197 9200 9208)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Wyoming) Camaraspis convexa (8952 9045 9046)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Oklahoma) Camaraspis convexa (9618 9778 221067 221068 221069)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85USA (Texas) Camaraspis convexa (156256 156257 156258 156262 156264 156269 156270 156273 156277 156278 156284 156296 156297 156301 156308 156309 156341 156342 156348 156349 156350 156351)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85USA (Oklahoma) Camaraspis convexa (229124)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Oklahoma) Camaraspis convexa (240516 240517)