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Conocephalites micros

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Conocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Conocephalites micros was named by Hall (1863). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Conocephalites micros Hall p. 158 figs. pl. 8, fig. 29

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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
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familyConocoryphidaeAngelin 1854
genusConocephalitesHawle and Corda 1847
speciesmicrosHall 1863

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.

Conocephalites micros Hall 1863
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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
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-02 14:45:40
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:45:40
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available