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Globulaspis

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Globulaspis was named by Reed (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-m Sepkoski's reference number: 735]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acidaspidinae by Ramsköld and Chatterton (1991); to Odontopleuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Odontopleurida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Globulaspis Reed
1991Globulaspis Ramsköld and Chatterton p. 362
2002Globulaspis Jell and Adrain pp. 379, 474
2002Globulaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
genusGlobulaspisReed 1931

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. †Globulaspis Reed 1931
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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: 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: Rhuddanian or 443.40000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Scotland) G. prominens (188533)