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Perakaspis

Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Perakaspis was named by Kobayashi and Hamada (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-u D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 421,1106]. It is not extant. Its type is Perakaspis trapezoidalis.

It was assigned to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tropidocoryphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Perakaspis Kobayashi and Hamada
2002Perakaspis Jell and Adrain p. 423
2002Perakaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyTropidocoryphidaePribyl 1946
genusPerakaspisKobayashi and Hamada 1972

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. †Perakaspis Kobayashi and Hamada 1972
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Subg. †Perakaspis (Bailielloides) Kobayashi and Hamada 1972
Perakaspis trapezoidalis Kobayashi and Hamada 1972
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-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Created: 2012-08-27 22:22:34
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:22:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available