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Euptychaspis kirki

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Ptychaspididae

Taxonomy
Euptychaspis kirki was named by Kobayashi (1935) [= Euptychaspis sp. Stauffer 1940, p. 55, pI. 6, figs. 9, 10].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Euptychaspis kirki Kobayashi p. 56 figs. pl. 10 f. 4-5
1971Euptychaspis kirki Stitt p. 43 figs. PI. 6, fig. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyDikelocephaloidea(Miller 1889)
familyPtychaspididaeRaymond 1924
genusEuptychaspisUlrich 1931
specieskirki

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.

Euptychaspis kirki Kobayashi 1935
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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: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 09:39:28
Modified: 2009-06-09 11:39:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Trempealeauan to the top of the Sunwaptan or 490.20000 to 488.90000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (New Mexico) Euptychaspis kirki (203887)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Texas) Euptychaspis kirki (185210)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Oklahoma) Euptychaspis kirki (240393 240395 240396 240399 240402 240403 240412 240413 240415 240416 240419 240440 240441 240443 240445 240448)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Nevada) Euptychaspis kirki (233789)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Texas) Euptychaspis kirki (216014 216015 219648 219651 219652 219653 219654 219655 233747)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Yukon) Euptychaspis kirki (55313)