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Canadaspis perfecta

Canadaspidida - Canadaspididae

Taxonomy
Hymenocaris perfecta was named by Walcott (1912) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Cambrian; North America.].

It was recombined as Canadaspis perfecta by Briggs et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Hymenocaris perfecta Walcott pp. 149, 151-153 figs. pl. 31, figs. 1, 3, 5, 6
2008Canadaspis perfecta Briggs et al. p. 250

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
orderCanadaspididaNovozhilov in Orlov 1960
familyCanadaspididaeNovozhilov in Orlov 1960
genusCanadaspisNovozhilov in Orlov 1960
speciesperfecta(Walcott 1912)

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.

Canadaspis perfecta Walcott 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: fast-movingg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2008-10-19 08:18:29
Modified: 2010-02-23 13:39:53
Source: g = genus
Reference: Caron and Jackson 2008

Age range: Delamaran or 513.00000 to 505.00000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran513.0 - 505.0Canada (British Columbia) Canadaspis perfecta (84412 84414 84415 84416 84417 84418 84419 84420 84421 84422 84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84429 84432 84433 84434 84435 84436 84437)
Delamaran513.0 - 505.0USA (Utah) Canadaspis perfecta (77218)
Delamaran513.0 - 505.0USA (Nevada) Canadaspis perfecta (205001)
Middle Cambrian513.0 - 501.0USA (Utah) Canadaspis perfecta (80129)