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Rhyssometopus

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Rhyssometopidae

Taxonomy
Rhyssometopus was named by Oepik (1967). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhyssometopidae by Paterson and Laurie (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Rhyssometopus Oepik
2004Rhyssometopus Paterson and Laurie p. 98

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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
familyRhyssometopidaeOepik 1967
genusRhyssometopusOepik 1967

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. †Rhyssometopus Oepik 1967
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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
Created: 2009-10-11 08:22:09
Modified: 2020-06-15 15:27:39
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Mindyallan to the top of the Idamean or 499.00000 to 494.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) R. zhongguoensis (49184 49185 49186 49187 107050 126441)
Ayusokkanian499.5 - 497.0Kazakhstan R. rostrifinis (118235 118238 118239 118240 118241 118244) R. rugiceps (118182)
Mindyallan499.0 - 497.0Australia (Queensland) R. rhyssometopus (77515 77516)
Mindyallan - Idamean499.0 - 494.2Australia (Victoria) R. thielei (64047)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85China (Hunan) R. nitidus (124980)