Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Ceratocara argentina

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Ceratocara argentina was named by Chatterton et al. (1997). Its type locality is LA e, Las Aguaditas North Section, ~5.5 km west and ~9.5 km south of San José da Jáchal, which is in a Costonian deep subtidal shelf marl/claystone in the Las Aguaditas Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Ceratocara argentina Chatterton et al. p. 114–116 figs. 4-7

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyCeratocephalinaeRichter and Richter 1925
genusCeratocaraRamsköld 1991
speciesargentina

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.

Ceratocara argentina Chatterton et al. 1997
show all | hide all
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: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:09:49
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:16:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Costonian or 458.40000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Costonian458.4 - 457.2Argentina (San Juan) Ceratocara argentina (70621 type locality: 70622 70623 70624 70625 70626 70627 70628)