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Richterops

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Saukiandidae

Taxonomy
Richterops was named by Hupe (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-l]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Resserops (Richterops) by Hupé (1953).

It was assigned to Resserops by Hupé (1953); to Redlichiida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saukiandidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Richterops Hupe
1953Resserops (Richterops) Hupé p. 54
2002Richterops Jell and Adrain p. 440
2002Richterops Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyRedlichioideaPoulsen 1927
familySaukiandidaeHupé 1953
genusRichteropsHupe 1953

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. †Richterops Hupe 1953
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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: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 08:02:41
Modified: 2009-12-19 10:02:41
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available