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Sphaerexochus laciniatus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Sphaerexochus laciniatus was named by Lindström (1885) [= 1885 Sphaerexochus scabridus Angelin; Lindstrom, pl. 15, fig. 26].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Sphaerexochus laciniatus Lindström pp. 47, 48 figs. pI. 13, figs. 2-6
1983Sphaerexochus laciniatus Ramsköld pp. 206- 208 figs. Plate 28, figs. 7-17
2011Sphaerexochus laciniatus Congreve and Lieberman pp. Table S1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilySphaerexochinaeOpik 1937
genusSphaerexochusBeyrich 1845
specieslaciniatusLindström 1885

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.

Sphaerexochus laciniatus Lindström 1885
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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: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-06-09 12:26:29
Modified: 2010-01-10 03:55:17
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Ludfordian or 427.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Sphaerexochus laciniatus (13564 13603)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Sphaerexochus laciniatus (13617)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Sphaerexochus laciniatus (13569 13616)