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Arcadiaspis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Eurekiidae

Taxonomy
Arcadiaspis was named by Westrop et al. (2005). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eurekiidae by Westrop et al. (2005).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Arcadiaspis Westrop et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
familyEurekiidaeHupé 1953
genusArcadiaspis

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.

G. †Arcadiaspis Westrop et al. 2005
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Trempealeauan or 490.20000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Wisconsin) A. bispinata (54180)