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Magnacephalus smilus

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Eurekiidae

Taxonomy
Magnacephalus smilus was named by Stitt (1971). Its type specimen is OU 6516 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Magnacephalus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Magnacephalus smilus Stitt p. 50 figs. Pl. 5, figs. 16-18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
familyEurekiidaeHupé 1953
genusMagnacephalus
speciessmilus

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.

Magnacephalus smilus Stitt 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-13 22:57:25
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:57:25
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sunwaptan or 493.50000 to 488.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Oklahoma) Magnacephalus smilus (240457 240458 240464)