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Isotelus megistos

Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Isotelus megistos was named by Locke (1842).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Isotelus megistos Locke

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyIsotelinaeAngelin 1854
genusIsotelusDekay 1824
speciesmegistosLocke 1842

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.

Isotelus megistos Locke 1842
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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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreg
Diet 2: detritivoreg
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 11:29:44
Modified: 2020-06-15 08:39:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Maysvillian to the top of the Richmondian or 450.20000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Isotelus megistos (173049)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Isotelus megistos (5396)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Isotelus megistos (5326)