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Ptychaspis miniscaensis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Ptychaspididae

Taxonomy
Dikelocephalus miniscaensis was named by Owen (1852). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Ptychaspis miniscaensis by Hall (1863).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Dikelocephalus miniscaensis Owen p. 574 figs. figs. 3a, b
1863Ptychaspis miniscaensis Hall p. 171

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyDikelocephaloidea(Miller 1889)
familyPtychaspididaeRaymond 1924
genusPtychaspisHall 1863
speciesminiscaensis(Owen 1852)

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.

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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
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-02-26 12:07:41
Modified: 2009-02-26 14:07:41
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sunwaptan or 493.50000 to 488.90000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (South Dakota) Ptychaspis miniscaensis (9734 9745 9747 9748 9751)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Minnesota) Ptychaspis miniscaensis (62112 62114 62115 62116 62117 62118 62119 62120 62121 62122 62123 62124)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Alberta) Ptychaspis miniscaensis (54090 64687 81296 81306)