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Borthaspidella

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Nileidae

Taxonomy
Borthaspidella was named by Rasetti (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem]. Its type is Borthaspidella gaspensis.

It was assigned to Nileidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
B. gaspensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Borthaspidella Rasetti p. 585
2002Borthaspidella Jell and Adrain p. 351
2002Borthaspidella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyNileidaeAngelin 1854
genusBorthaspidella

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. †Borthaspidella Rasetti 1954
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Borthaspidella gaspensis Rasetti 1954
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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:08:02
Modified: 2009-12-14 01:04:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Tremadocian to the top of the Gasconadian or 486.85000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Trempealeauan - Gasconadian490.2 - 477.1Canada (Quebec) B. gaspensis (105866)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) B. gaspensis (105863)