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Homalops altumii

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae

Taxonomy
Homalops altumii was named by Remelé (1884). It is the type species of Homalops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Homalops altumii Remelé

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyPhacopoideaHupe 1953
familyPterygometopidaeReed 1905
genusHomalopsRemelé 1884
speciesaltumiiRemelé 1884

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.

Homalops altumii Remelé 1884
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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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:42:15
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:28:20
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999
Collections
No collection or age range data are available