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Goodsiraspis packardi

Artiopoda - Proetida - Aulacopleuridae

Taxonomy
Goodsiraspis packardi was named by Adrain and Chatterton (1993). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Trilobites of Barlow Inlet Formation (Lower Mbr), Goodsir Creek, Cornwallis Is., which is in a Ludfordian transition zone/lower shoreface shale/sandstone in the Barlow Inlet Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Goodsiraspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Goodsiraspis packardi Adrain and Chatterton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyAulacopleuroidea(Angelin 1854)
familyAulacopleuridaeAngelin 1854
genusGoodsiraspisBaldis and Longobucco 1977
speciespackardi

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.

Goodsiraspis packardi Adrain and Chatterton 1993
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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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:39:57
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:30:16
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Ludfordian or 425.00000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Canada (Nunavut) Goodsiraspis packardi (type locality: 27924)