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Beckwithia typa

Aglaspidida

Taxonomy
Beckwithia typa was named by Resser (1931). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. daubikhensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Beckwithia typa Resser

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
superclassVicissicaudata()
orderAglaspidida(Walcott 1911)
genusBeckwithiaResser 1931
speciestypaResser 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.

†Beckwithia typa Resser 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: well-developedo
Created: 2009-02-26 11:39:55
Modified: 2009-04-21 13:44:13
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Størmer 1955, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Menevian to the top of the Dresbachian or 504.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Utah) Beckwithia typa (230681)
Dresbachian497.0 - 485.4USA (Utah) Beckwithia typa (50592)