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Isotelus copenhagenensis

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Isotelus copenhagenensis was named by Ross and Shaw (1972). Its type specimen is USNM 169614, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Isotelus copenhagenensis Ross and Shaw p. 18 figs. Pl. 2, fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyIsotelinaeAngelin 1854
genusIsotelusDekay 1824
speciescopenhagenensis

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.

Isotelus copenhagenensis Ross and Shaw 1972
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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
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreg
Diet 2: detritivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:29:44
Modified: 2020-06-15 08:39:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Mohawkian or 457.30000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Nevada) Isotelus copenhagenensis (105558 105560 105563) Isotelus gigas (104495) Isotelus sp. (104487 104489 104490 104491)